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5: Proof of Theorem 1

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For notational convenience, let r=, 1m, so Equation ??? becomes

|g1(X0)x1g1(X0)x2g1(X0)xmg2(X0)x1g2(X0)x2g2(X0)xmgm(X0)x1gm(X0)x2gm(X0)xm|0

Denote

U=(xm+1,xm+2,xn)\; and\;\;U0=(xm+1,0,xm+2,0,xn0).

From Equation ???, the Implicit Function Theorem implies that there are unique continuously differentiable functions h=h(U), 1m, defined on a neighborhood N of U0, such that

(h1(U),h2(U),,hm(U),U)D,\; for all\;\;UN,

(h1(U0),h2(U0),,hm(U0),U0)=X0,

and

g(h1(U),h2(U),,hm(U),U)=0,UN,1m.

Again from Equation ???, the system

[g1(X0)x1g1(X0)x2g1(X0)xmg2(X0)x1g2(X0)x2g2(X0)xmgm(X0)x1gm(X0)x2gm(X0)xm][λ1λ2λm]=[fx1(X0)fx2(X0)fxm(X0)]

has a unique solution. This implies that

f(X0)xiλ1g1(X0)xiλ2g2(X0)xiλmgm(X0)xi=0

for 1im.

If m+1in, differentiating Equation ??? with respect to xi and recalling Equation ??? yields

g(X0)xi+mj=1g(X0)xjhj(X0)xi=0,1m.

If X0 is local extreme point f subject to g1(X)=g2(X)==gm(X)=0, then U0 is an unconstrained local extreme point of f(h1(U),h2(U),hm(U),U); therefore,

f(X0)xi+mj=1f(X0)xjhj(X0)xi=0.

The last two equations imply that

|f(X0)xif(X0)x1f(X0)x2f(X0)xmg1(X0)xig1(X0)x1g1(X0)x2g1(X0)xmg2(X0)xig2(X0)x1g2(X0)x2g2(X0)xmgm(X0)xigm(X0)x1gm(X0)x2gm(X0)xm|=0,

so

|f(X0)xig1(X0)xig2(X0)xigm(X0)xif(X0)x1g1(X0)x1g2(X0)x1gm(X0)x1f(X0)x2g1(X0)x2g2(X0)x2gm(X0)x2f(X0)xmg1(X0)xmg2(X0)xmgm(X0)xm|=0.

Therefore, there are constant c0, c1, …cm, not all zero, such that

[f(X0)xig1(X0)xig2(X0)xigm(X0)xif(X0)x1g1(X0)x1g2(X0)x1gm(X0)x1f(X0)x2g1(X0)x2g2(X0)x2gm(X0)x2f(X0)xmg1(X0)xmg2(X0)xmgm(X0)xm][c0c1c3cm]=[0000].

If c0=0, then

[g1(X0)x1g1(X0)x2g1(X0)xmg2(X0)x1g2(X0)x2g2(X0)xmgm(X0)x1gm(X0)x2gm(X0)xm][c1c2cm]=[000]

and Equation ??? implies that c1=c2==cm=0; hence, we may assume that c0=1 in a nontrivial solution of Equation ???. Therefore,

[f(X0)xig1(X0)xig2(X0)xigm(X0)xif(X0)x1g1(X0)x1g2(X0)x1gm(X0)x1f(X0)x2g1(X0)x2g2(X0)x2gm(X0)x2f(X0)xmg1(X0)xmg2(X0)xmgm(X0)xm][1c1c2cm]=[0000],

which implies that

[g1(X0)x1g1(X0)x2g1(X0)xmg2(X0)x1g2(X0)x2g2(X0)xmgm(X0)x1gm(X0)x2gm(X0)xm][c1c2cm]=[fx1(X0)fx2(X0)fxm(X0)]

Since Equation ??? has only one solution, this implies that cj=λj, 1jn, so Equation ??? becomes

[f(X0)xig1(X0)xig2(X0)xigm(X0)xif(X0)x1g1(X0)x1g2(X0)x1gm(X0)x1f(X0)x2g1(X0)x2g2(X0)x2gm(X0)x2f(X0)xmg1(X0)xmg2(X0)xmgm(X0)xm][1λ1λ2λm]=[0000].

Computing the topmost entry of the vector on the left yields yields Equation ???, which completes the proof.

Example 5.1

[example:9] Minimize ni=1x2i subject to

ni=1arixi=cr,1rm,

where

ni=1ariasi={1if r=s,0if rs.

Solution

Let

L=12ni=1x2ims=1λsni=1asixi.

Then

Lxi=xims=1λsasi,1in,

so

xi0=ms=1λsasi1in,

and

arixi0=ms=1λsariasi.

Now Equation ??? implies that

ni=1arixi0=ms=1λsni=1ariasi=λr.

From this and Equation ???, λr=cr, 1rm, and Equation ??? implies that

xi0=ms=1csasi,1in.

Therefore,

x2i0=mr,s=1crcsariasi,1in,

and Equation ??? implies that

ni=1x2i0=mr,s=1crcsni=1ariasi=mr=1c2r.

The next theorem provides further information on the relationship between the eigenvalues of a symmetric matrix and constrained extrema of its quadratic form. It can be proved by successive applications of Theorem [theorem:1]; however, we omit the proof.

Theorem 5.1

[theorem:4]

Suppose that A=[ars]nr,s=1Rn×n is symmetric and let

Q(x)=nr,s=1arsxrxs.

Suppose also that

x1=[x11x21xn1]

minimizes Q subject to ni=1x2i. For 2rn, suppose that

xr=[x1rx2rxnr],

minimizes Q subject to

ni=1x2i=1\; and\;\;ni=1xisxi=0,1sr1.

Denote

λr=ni,j=1aijxirxjr,1rn.

Then

λ1λ2λn\; and\;\;Axr=λrxr,1rn.


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