Optimality conditions for nonlinear semidefinite programming via squared slack variables (Q2413085)

The authors consider a nonlinear semidefinite programming problem with twice continuously differentiable functions. They reformulate it as a standard finite nonlinear programming problem by introducing squared slack variables. Then, they discuss the relation between Karush-Kuhn-Tucker points and regularity conditions for the reformulated and the original problem. Moreover, second order optimality conditions are presented and, finally, the paper provides corresponding numerical results.