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arXiv:1804.09768 (math)
[Submitted on 25 Apr 2018 (v1), last revised 12 Sep 2018 (this version, v2)]

Title:Asynchronous and Distributed Tracking of Time-Varying Fixed Points

Authors:Andrey Bernstein, Emiliano Dall'Anese
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Abstract:This paper develops an algorithmic framework for tracking fixed points of time-varying contraction mappings. Analytical results for the tracking error are established for the cases where: (i) the underlying contraction self-map changes at each step of the algorithm; (ii) only an imperfect information of the map is available; and, (iii) the algorithm is implemented in a distributed fashion, with communication delays and packet drops leading to asynchronous algorithmic updates. The analytical results are applicable to several classes of problems, including time-varying contraction mappings emerging from online and asynchronous implementations of gradient-based methods for time-varying convex programs. In this domain, the proposed framework can also capture the operating principles of feedback-based online algorithms, where the online gradient steps are suitably modified to accommodate actionable feedback from an underlying physical or logical network. Examples of applications and illustrative numerical results are provided.
Subjects: Optimization and Control (math.OC)
Cite as: arXiv:1804.09768 [math.OC]
  (or arXiv:1804.09768v2 [math.OC] for this version)
  https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.1804.09768

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From: Andrey Bernstein [view email]
[v1] Wed, 25 Apr 2018 19:34:48 UTC (382 KB)
[v2] Wed, 12 Sep 2018 22:18:46 UTC (382 KB)
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