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This paper presents a canonical dual approach for solving general nonlinear algebraic systems. By using least square method, the nonlinear system of m-quadratic equations in n-dimensional space is first formulated as a nonconvex optimization problem. We then proved that, by the canonical duality theory developed by the second author, this nonconvex problem is equivalent to a concave maximization problem in ℝm, which can be solved easily by well-developed convex optimization techniques. Both existence and uniqueness of global optimal solutions are discussed, and several illustrative examples are presented.
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Ruan, N., Gao, D.Y. & Jiao, Y. Canonical dual least square method for solving general nonlinear systems of quadratic equations. Comput Optim Appl 47, 335–347 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10589-008-9222-5
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