On Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at 11:12:44 PM UTC-4, Spencer Russell wrote: > > > 1. What solver is appropriate for this sort of problem? (or should I just > go with a spring-force algorithm like in GraphLayout.jl?) >
That depends very directly on the precise formulation for the objective function. If you could sketch out what it might look like algebraically then we can give better suggestions. > 2. (JuMP Specific) - Should I specify my known positions as model > variables with equality constraints, or just normal julia variables that > show up in my objective function? > In the case of nonlinear optimization, it may make the solver's job easier if you avoid equality constraints and substitute in the known values directly.
