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Universal Alignment Probability Revisited

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We found a minor error in the proof of paper “Universal Alignment Probability Revisited” by S.Y. Lin and Y.C. Ho (J. Optim. Theory Appl. 113(2):399–407, 2002). In this note, we give a counterexample and explain the reason. We also show that the conclusion of that paper is still correct despite this minor error. A new proof of the conclusion is given.

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  1. Center for Intelligent and Networked Systems (CFINS), Department of Automation, TNLIST, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, People’s Republic of China

    Z. Shen, Q. C. Zhao, Q.-S. Jia & J. Sun

  2. Department of Manufacturing Engineering and Center for Information and Systems Engineering, Boston University, Brookline, MA, 02446, USA

    Z. Shen

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Communicated by Y.C. Ho.

This work was supported by NSFC Grants 60574067, 60704008, 60721003 and 60736027, NCET Program NCET-04-0094 of China, National New Faculty Funding for Universities with Doctoral Program 20070003110, Program of Introducing Talents of Discipline to Universities (National 111 International Collaboration Project) B06002, and High-Level Graduate Student Scholarship 2007 of China Scholarship Council.

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Shen, Z., Zhao, Q.C., Jia, QS. et al. Universal Alignment Probability Revisited. J Optim Theory Appl 141, 371–376 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10957-008-9498-8

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