hello, i want to know how to write a equation that x*(2^(y/x)-1) in CVX, and x,y>=0. This equation has exists in constraint and objective function simultaneously.
This equation should be jointly convex in x,y, it has been proved in some papers, very appreciate for your help.
How to write a equation that x*(2^(y/x)-1) in CVX
x*(2^(y/x)-1) = x*exp(y*log(2)/x) - x
x*exp(y*log(2)/x can be replaced by a variable z and the constraint
{y*log(2),x,z} == exponential(1)
So the variable z is declared, x*(2^(y/x)-1) is replaced by z-x, and the constraint {y*log(2),x,z} == exponential(1) is added.
Thanks for your reply!
However, i rewrote program and i found a another problem
Here is my code:
cvx_begin
variable x
variable y
minimize( x*exp(y*log(2)*inv_pos(x)) - x )
cvx_end
This is not my original problem, but it is an important part of it, and here is error information:
Disciplined convex programming error:
Cannot perform the operation: {real affine} .* {convex}