lava.lib.optimization.problems

lava.lib.optimization.problems.coefficients

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class lava.lib.optimization.problems.coefficients.CoefficientTensorsMixin(*coefficients)

Bases: object

property coefficients
evaluate(x)

Evaluate the polynomial at the given point.

Return type:

ndarray

get_coefficient(order)
property max_degree

Maximum order among the coefficients’ ranks.

lava.lib.optimization.problems.constraints

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class lava.lib.optimization.problems.constraints.ArithmeticConstraints(eq=None, ineq=None)

Bases: object

property equality

EqualityConstraints object defined by tensor coefficients.

property inequality

InequalityConstraints object defined by tensor coefficients.

class lava.lib.optimization.problems.constraints.Constraints

Bases: object

A set of constraints, including both discrete and arithmetic.

Discrete constraints can be of any arity and are defined by a tuple containing variable subsets and a relation tensor. Arithmetic constraints include equality and inequality constraints and are defined by a series of tensors defining the coefficients of scalar function of the variable vectors.

property arithmetic

Constraints defined via an arithmetic relation.

property discrete

Constraints over discrete variables only, defined via a relation.

class lava.lib.optimization.problems.constraints.DiscreteConstraints(constraints)

Bases: object

Set of constraints involving only discrete variables.

Parameters:
  • constraints (List of constraints each as an n-tuple where the) –

  • the (first n-1 elements are the variables related by the n-th element of) –

  • variables (tuple. The n-th element is a tensor indicating what values of the) –

  • allowed. (are simultaneously) –

  • variables) (Although initially intended for tensors of rank=2 (binary) –

:param : :param other ranks simply mean relations between any number of variables and: :param thus are allowed. In this way: :param tensor’s rank corresponds to the Arity of the: :param constraint they define.:

property constraints

User specified constraints.

get_scope_and_relations(constraints)

Extract relations and variable subsets from constraints.

Parameters:
  • constraints (List of constraints each as an n-tuple where the first) –

  • the (n-1 elements are the variables related by the n-th element of) –

  • details. (tuple (a tensor). See class docstring for more) –

property relations

List of tensors specifying discrete constraint over var subsets.

set_relations_var_subsets(constraints)

Set relations and variable subsets from constraints.

Parameters:
  • constraints (List of constraints each as an n-tuple where the first) –

  • the (n-1 elements are the variables related by the n-th element of) –

  • details. (tuple (a tensor). See class docstring for more) –

validate_subsets_and_relations_match(subsets, relations)

Verify relation size match domain sizes of affected variables.

Parameters:
  • subsets (List of variable subsets affected by the corresponding) –

  • relation.

  • relations (List of tensors specifying discrete constraint over var) –

  • subsets.

property var_subsets

List of variable subsets affected by the corresponding relation.

class lava.lib.optimization.problems.constraints.EqualityConstraints(*coefficients)

Bases: CoefficientTensorsMixin

List of equality constraints defined by tensor coefficients.

We consider generalized constraints of arbitrary degree:

h(x) = 0

where the terms of h(x) have the form:

g(x)= \sum_{ijk...} \epsilon_{ijk...} \cdot x_i \cdot x_j \cdot x_k \cdot ...

Parameters:

coefficients (tensor) – coefficients defining the constraints.

class lava.lib.optimization.problems.constraints.InequalityConstraints(*coefficients)

Bases: CoefficientTensorsMixin

List of inequality constraints defined by tensor coefficients.

We consider generalized constraints of arbitrary degree:

g(x) \leq 0

where the terms of g(x) have the form:

\sum_{ijk...} \epsilon_{ijk...} \cdot x_i \cdot x_j \cdot x_k \cdot ...

Parameters:

coefficients (tensor) – coefficients defining the constraints.

lava.lib.optimization.problems.cost

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class lava.lib.optimization.problems.cost.Cost(*coefficients, augmented_terms=None)

Bases: CoefficientTensorsMixin

Cost function of an optimization problem.

Parameters:
  • coefficients (Union[List, _SupportsArray[dtype[Any]], _NestedSequence[_SupportsArray[dtype[Any]]], bool, int, float, complex, str, bytes, _NestedSequence[Union[bool, int, float, complex, str, bytes]]]) – cost tensor coefficients.

  • augmented_terms (Optional[Tuple[Union[List, _SupportsArray[dtype[Any]], _NestedSequence[_SupportsArray[dtype[Any]]], bool, int, float, complex, str, bytes, _NestedSequence[Union[bool, int, float, complex, str, bytes]]], ...]]) – Tuple of terms not originally defined in the cost

function, e.g. a regularization term or those incorporating constraints into the cost. Tuple elements have the same type as coefficients.

__call__(x)

Evaluate the cost at the given solution.

Return type:

ndarray

property augmented_terms

Augmented terms present in the cost function.

property is_augmented

Whether augmented terms are present in the cost function.

lava.lib.optimization.problems.problems

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class lava.lib.optimization.problems.problems.CSP(domains=None, constraints=None)

Bases: OptimizationProblem

A constraint satisfaction problem.

The CSP is in usually represented by the tuple (variables, domains, constraints). However, because every variable must have a domain, the user only provides the domains and constraints.

Parameters:
  • domains (either a list of tuples with values that each variable can take or) –

  • variable. (a list of integers specifying the domain size for each) –

  • constraints (Discrete constraints defining mutually allowed values) –

  • elements (between variables. Has to be a list of n-tuples where the first n-1) –

  • element (are the variables related by the n-th element of the tuple. The n-th) –

  • simultaneously (is a tensor indicating what values of the variables are) –

  • allowed.

property constraints

Specification of mutually allowed values between variables.

property cost

Constant cost function, CSPs require feasibility not minimization.

property variables

Discrete variables over which the problem is specified.

verify_solution(solution)
class lava.lib.optimization.problems.problems.ILP(c, A, b)

Bases: IQP

Class to instantiate an Integer Linear Programming (ILP) problem in the standard form as:

min c^Tx \\ Ax >= b \\ x >= 0 \\ x in Z

class lava.lib.optimization.problems.problems.IQP(H, c, A, b)

Bases: OptimizationProblem

Class to instantiate an Integer Quadratic Programming (IQP) problem in the standard form as:

min x^THx+c^Tx \\ Ax >= b \\ x >= 0 \\ x in Z

property constraints

Specification of mutually allowed values between variables.

property cost

Cost function.

evaluate_constraints(x)

Evaluate constraints at provided solution as $Ax-b$.

Return type:

ndarray

evaluate_cost(x)

Evaluate cost of provided solution.

Return type:

int

property variables

Discrete variables over which the problem is specified.

class lava.lib.optimization.problems.problems.OptimizationProblem

Bases: ABC

Interface for any concrete optimization problem.

Any optimization problem can be defined by a set of variables, cost and constraints. Although for some problems some of these elements may be absent, the user still has to specify them, e.g., defining constraints as None.

abstract property constraints

Constrains to be satisfied by mutual assignments to variables.

abstract property cost

Function to be optimized and defined over the problem variables.

abstract property variables

Variables over which the optimization problem is defined.

class lava.lib.optimization.problems.problems.QP(hessian=None, linear_offset=None, inequality_constraints_weights=None, inequality_constraints_biases=None, equality_constraints_weights=None, equality_constraints_biases=None)

Bases: OptimizationProblem

An interface for the QP solver. Equality Constraints should be of the form Ax=k. Support for inequality constraints is pending. The cost of the QP is of the form 1/2*x^t*Q*x + p^Tx. The problem has to be preconditioned with a preconditioner. The library currently supports ruiz preconditioning which is a useful preconditioner for block diagonal QPs. Other preconditioners can be added in the future. Calling the precondition_problem method preconditions the problem and modifies the matrices and vectors that constitute the problem.

hessian2-D or 1-D np.array

Quadratic term of the cost function

linear_offset1-D np.array, optional

Linear term of the cost function, defaults vector of zeros of the size of the number of variables in the QP

constraint_hyperplanes2-D or 1-D np.array, optional

Inequality constrainting hyperplanes, by default None

constraint_biases1-D np.array, optional

Ineqaulity constraints offsets, by default None

constraint_hyperplanes_eq2-D or 1-D np.array, optional

Equality constrainting hyperplanes, by default None

constraint_biases_eq1-D np.array, optional

Eqaulity constraints offsets, by default None

ValueError

ValueError exception raised if equality or inequality constraints are not properly defined. Ex: Defining A_eq while not defining k_eq and vice-versa.

property constraint_biases_eq: ndarray
property constraint_biases_ineq: ndarray
property constraint_hyperplanes_eq: ndarray
property constraint_hyperplanes_ineq: ndarray
property constraints

Constrains to be satisfied by mutual assignments to variables.

property cost

Function to be optimized and defined over the problem variables.

evaluate_constraint_violations(sol)

Evalue constraint violations A_eq@x - k_eq. Returns a vector of all constraint violations

evaluate_cost(sol)

Evaluates the quadratic cost 1/2x^TQx + p^Tx. Returns a scalar cost.

property hessian: ndarray
property linear_offset: ndarray
property num_variables: int
property postconditioner: ndarray
precondition_problem(iterations=5, type='ruiz')

Used to precondition problems before they can be used in the solver. Only ruiz preconditioning supported at the moment. Other preconditioners can be added by following the example of the Ruiz preconditioner.

property variables

Variables over which the optimization problem is defined.

class lava.lib.optimization.problems.problems.QUBO(q)

Bases: OptimizationProblem

property constraints

As an unconstrained problem, QUBO constraints are None.

property cost

Quadratic cost to be minimized.

evaluate_cost(solution)
Return type:

int

property num_variables
validate_input(q)

Validate the cost coefficient is a square matrix.

Parameters:

q (Quadratic coefficient of the cost function.) –

property variables

Binary variables of the QUBO problem.

verify_solution(solution)

lava.lib.optimization.problems.variables

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class lava.lib.optimization.problems.variables.ContinuousVariables(num_variables=None, bounds=None)

Bases: object

Set of variables to which any values in specified ranges can be assigned.

Parameters:
  • bounds (List of 2-tuples defining the range from which each corresponding) –

  • values. (variable (by index) can take) –

property bounds

Limit values defining the ranges of allowed values for variables.

property num_variables

Number of variables in this set.

property variable_set

List of continuous variables as instances of the Variable class.

class lava.lib.optimization.problems.variables.DiscreteVariables(domains=None)

Bases: object

A set of variables which can only be assigned discrete values.

Parameters:
  • domains (List of tuples with values that each variable can take or List) –

  • variable. (of domain sizes for each corresponding (by index)) –

property domain_sizes

Number of elements on the domain of each discrete variable.

property domains

List of tuples containing the values that each variable can take.

property num_variables

Number of variables in this set.

property variable_set

List of discrete variables each an instance of the Variable class.

class lava.lib.optimization.problems.variables.Variable(name=None)

Bases: object

An entity to which a value can be assigned.

Parameters:

name (Optional name for the variable.) –

property value

Variable’s current value.

class lava.lib.optimization.problems.variables.Variables

Bases: object

property continuous
property discrete