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Record Nr.

UNINA9910299764703321

Titolo

Advances in Global Optimization / / edited by David Gao, Ning Ruan, Wenxun Xing

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015

ISBN

3-319-08377-5

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (522 p.)

Collana

Springer Proceedings in Mathematics & Statistics, , 2194-1009 ; ; 95

Disciplina

519.3

Soggetti

Calculus of variations

Applied mathematics

Engineering mathematics

Mathematical optimization

Calculus of Variations and Optimal Control; Optimization

Mathematical and Computational Engineering

Continuous Optimization

Discrete Optimization

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

Part I: Mathematical Programming -- Part II: Combinatorial Optimization -- Part III: Duality Theory -- Part IV: Topology Optimization -- Part V: Variational Inequalities and Complementarity Problems -- Part VI: Numerical Optimization -- Part VII: Stochastic Models and Simulation -- Part VIII: Complex Simulation and Supply Chain Analysis.

Sommario/riassunto

This proceedings volume addresses advances in global optimization—a multidisciplinary research field that deals with the analysis, characterization, and computation of global minima and/or maxima of nonlinear, non-convex, and nonsmooth functions in continuous or discrete forms. The volume contains selected papers from the third biannual World Congress on Global Optimization in Engineering & Science (WCGO), held in the Yellow Mountains, Anhui, China on July 8-12, 2013. The papers fall into eight topical sections: mathematical programming; combinatorial optimization; duality theory; topology



optimization; variational inequalities and complementarity problems; numerical optimization; stochastic models and simulation; and complex simulation and supply chain analysis.