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Stochastic Optimization Methods : Applications in Engineering and Operations Research
Stochastic Optimization Methods : Applications in Engineering and Operations Research
Autore Marti Kurt
Edizione [4th ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2024
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (389 pages)
Disciplina 519.62
ISBN 9783031400599
9783031400582
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 Stochastic Optimization Methods -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Deterministic Substitute Problems: Basic Formulation -- 1.2.1 Minimum or Bounded Expected Costs -- 1.2.2 Minimum or Bounded Maximum Costs (Worst Case) -- 1.3 Optimal Decision/Design Problems with Random Parameters -- 1.4 Deterministic Substitute Problems in Optimal Decision/Design -- 1.4.1 Expected Cost or Loss Functions -- 1.5 Basic Properties of Deterministic Substitute Problems -- 1.6 Approximations of Deterministic Substitute Problems in Optimal Design/Decision -- 1.6.1 Approximation of the Loss Function -- 1.6.2 Approximation of State (Performance) Functions -- 1.6.3 Taylor Expansion Methods -- 1.7 Approximation of Probabilities-Probability Inequalities -- 1.7.1 Bonferroni-Type Inequalities -- 1.7.2 Tschebyscheff-Type Inequalities -- References -- 2 Solution of Stochastic Linear Programs by Discretization Methods -- 2.1 A Priori Error Bounds -- 2.2 Disretization and Error Bounds -- 2.2.1 Special Representations of the Random Matrix ( T ( cdot) , h ( cdot) ) -- 2.3 Approximations of F with a Given Error Level ε -- 2.4 Norm Bounds for Optimal Solutions of (2.2a)-(2.2c) -- 2.5 Invariant Discretizations -- References -- 3 Optimal Control Under Stochastic Uncertainty -- 3.1 Stochastic Control Systems -- 3.1.1 Random Differential and Integral Equations -- 3.1.2 Objective Function -- 3.2 Control Laws -- 3.3 Convex Approximation by Inner Linearization -- 3.4 Computation of Directional Derivatives -- 3.5 Canonical (Hamiltonian) System of Differential Equations/Two-Point Boundary Value Problem -- 3.6 Stationary Controls -- 3.7 Canonical (Hamiltonian) System of Differential -- 3.8 Computation of Expectations by Means of Taylor Expansions -- 3.8.1 Complete Taylor Expansion -- 3.8.2 Inner or Partial Taylor Expansion -- References.
4 Random Search Methods for Global Optimization-Basics -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 The Convergence of the Basic Random Search Procedure -- 4.2.1 Discrete Optimization Problems -- 4.3 Adaptive Random Search Methods -- 4.3.1 Infinite-Stage Search Processes -- 4.4 Convex Problems -- References -- 5 Controlled Random Search Methods as a Stochastic Decision Process -- 5.1 The Controlled (or Adaptive) Random Search Method -- 5.1.1 The Convergence of the Controlled Random Search Procedure -- 5.1.2 A Stopping Rule -- 5.2 Computation of the Conditional Distribution of upper FF Given the Process History: Information Processing -- References -- 6 Applications to Random Search Methods with Joint Normal Search Variates -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Convergence of the Random Search Procedure (6.2) -- 6.3 Controlled Random Search Methods -- 6.4 Computation of Optimal Controls -- 6.5 Convergence Rates of Controlled Random Search Procedures -- 6.6 Numerical Realizations of Optimal Control Laws -- References -- 7 Random Search Methods with Multiple Search Points -- 7.1 Standard RSM -- 7.2 Multiple RSM -- 7.3 Probability of Failure, Probability of Success -- 7.3.1 Monotonicity of the Probability Functions pf, ps -- 7.3.2 Asymptotic Behavior in Case of i.i.d. Search Variables -- 7.3.3 Estimation of pf and ps in Case of Arbitrary Stochastically Independent Search Variables Yt,j=Yj -- 7.4 Reachability Results Multiple RSM -- 7.5 Optimal Search Point Among Multiple Search Variables -- 7.5.1 The Optimized Search Process -- 7.5.2 Probability of Reaching Bε from the Outside -- References -- 8 Approximation of Feedback Control Systems -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Control Laws -- 8.3 Linear State-Feedback Control Systems -- 8.3.1 Taylor Expansion of the Feedback Control System with Respect to the Gain Matrix G=(gij) -- 8.3.2 Time-Dependent Gain Matrices.
8.4 Optimal Feedback Control Problem -- 8.4.1 Stepwise Optimization of u0(cdot),G -- 8.5 Approximation of Nonlinear Feedback Control Systems -- 8.6 Approximation Error -- 8.7 Extensions -- 8.7.1 Special Representations of the Open-Loop (Prior) Control Function u0(cdot) -- 8.7.2 Nonlinear Feedback Function -- References -- 9 Stochastic Optimal Open-Loop Feedback Control -- 9.1 Dynamic Structural Systems Under Stochastic Uncertainty -- 9.1.1 Stochastic Optimal Structural Control: Active Control -- 9.1.2 Stochastic Optimal Design of Regulators -- 9.1.3 Robust (Optimal) Open-Loop Feedback Control -- 9.1.4 Stochastic Optimal Open-Loop Feedback Control -- 9.2 Expected Total Cost Function -- 9.3 Open-Loop Control Problem on the Remaining Time Interval [tb,tf] -- 9.4 The Stochastic Hamiltonian of (9.7a)-(9.7d) -- 9.4.1 Expected Hamiltonian (with Respect to the Time Interval [tb,tf] and Information mathfrakAtb) -- 9.4.2 H-Minimal Control on [tb,tf] -- 9.5 Canonical (Hamiltonian) System -- 9.6 Minimum-Energy Control -- 9.6.1 Endpoint Control -- 9.6.2 Endpoint Control with Different Cost Functions -- 9.6.3 Weighted Quadratic Terminal Costs -- 9.7 Nonzero Costs for Displacements -- 9.7.1 Quadratic Control and Terminal Costs -- 9.8 Stochastic Weight Matrix Q=Q(t,ω) -- 9.9 Uniformly Bounded Sets of Controls Dt, t0 leqt leqtf -- 9.10 Approximate Solution of the Two-Point Boundary Value Problem (BVP) -- 9.10.1 Approximate Solution of the Fixed Point Eq. (9.75) -- 9.11 Example -- References -- 10 Adaptive Optimal Stochastic Trajectory Planning and Control (AOSTPC) -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Optimal Trajectory Planning for Robots -- 10.3 Problem Transformation -- 10.3.1 Transformation of the Dynamic Equation -- 10.3.2 Transformation of the Control Constraints -- 10.3.3 Transformation of the State Constraints -- 10.3.4 Transformation of the Objective Function.
10.4 OSTP-Optimal Stochastic Trajectory Planning -- 10.4.1 Computational Aspects -- 10.4.2 Optimal Reference Trajectory, Optimal Feedforward Control -- 10.5 AOSTP-Adaptive Optimal Stochastic Trajectory Planning -- 10.5.1 (OSTP)-Transformation -- 10.5.2 The Reference Variational Problem -- 10.5.3 Numerical Solutions of (OSTP) in Real-Time -- 10.6 Online Control Corrections: PD-Controller -- 10.6.1 Basic Properties of the Embedding q(t, ε) -- 10.6.2 The First-Order Differential dq -- 10.6.3 The Second-Order Differential d2q -- 10.6.4 Third and Higher Order Differentials -- 10.7 Online Control Corrections: PID Controllers -- 10.7.1 Basic Properties of the Embedding q (t, ε) -- 10.7.2 Taylor Expansion with Respect to epsilonε -- 10.7.3 The First-Order Differential dq -- References -- 11 Machine Learning Under Stochastic Uncertainty -- 11.1 Foundations -- 11.2 Stochastic Optimization Methods in Machine Learning -- 11.2.1 Least Squares Estimation of the Parameter Vector -- 11.3 Estimation with Sublinear Loss Function q=q(z) -- 11.3.1 Representation by a Stochastic Linear Optimization Problem (SLOP) -- 11.3.2 Numerical Solution of the (SLOP) -- 11.3.3 Two-Stage Stochastic Linear Programs (SLP) -- 11.4 Two and Multiple Group Classification Under Stochastic Uncertainty -- 11.4.1 Two Classes (J=2, L=1) -- 11.5 Multi-classification -- 11.5.1 Reduction of a Multi-classifier to Several Two-Class Classifiers -- References -- 12 Stochastic Structural Optimization with Quadratic Loss Functions -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 State and Cost Functions -- 12.2.1 Cost Functions -- 12.3 Minimum Expected Quadratic Costs -- 12.4 Deterministic Substitute Problems -- 12.4.1 Weight (Volume)-Minimization Subject to Expected Cost Constraints -- 12.4.2 Minimum Expected Total Costs -- 12.5 Stochastic Nonlinear Programming -- 12.5.1 Symmetric, Non-uniform Yield Stresses.
12.5.2 Non Symmetric Yield Stresses -- 12.6 Reliability Analysis -- 12.7 Numerical Example: 12-Bar Truss -- 12.7.1 Numerical Results: MEC -- 12.7.2 Numerical Results: ECBO -- References -- 13 Maximum Entropy Techniques -- 13.1 Uncertainty Functions Based on Decision Problems -- 13.1.1 Optimal Decisions Based on the Two-Stage Hypothesis Finding (Estimation) and Decision-Making Procedure -- 13.1.2 Stability/Instability Properties -- 13.2 The Generalized Inaccuracy Function H(λ,β) -- 13.2.1 Special Loss Sets V -- 13.2.2 Representation of Hε(λ,β) and H(λ,β) by Means of Lagrange Duality -- 13.3 Generalized Divergence and Generalized Minimum Discrimination Information -- 13.3.1 Generalized Divergence -- 13.3.2 I-, J-Projections -- 13.3.3 Minimum Discrimination Information -- References -- Index.
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Marti Kurt  
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Stochastic Transport in Upper Ocean Dynamics : STUOD 2021 Workshop, London, UK, September 20-23
Stochastic Transport in Upper Ocean Dynamics : STUOD 2021 Workshop, London, UK, September 20-23
Autore Chapron Bertrand
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2022
Descrizione fisica 1 electronic resource (317 p.)
Altri autori (Persone) CrisanDan
HolmDarryl
MéminEtienne
RadomskaAnna
Collana Mathematics of Planet Earth
Soggetto topico Applied mathematics
Probability & statistics
Calculus & mathematical analysis
Cybernetics & systems theory
Oceanografia
Soggetto genere / forma Congressos
Llibres electrònics
Soggetto non controllato mathematics of planet earth
STUOD
ocean modelling
ocean observations
stochastic partial differential equations
dynamical systems
data analysis
data assimilation
deep learning
particle filters
geometric mechanics
Navier-Stokes equation
stochastic transport
stochastic parameterization
stochastic variational principles
nonlinear water waves
free surface fluid dynamics
Stochastic Advection by Lie Transport
Stochastic Forcing by Lie Transport
ISBN 3-031-18988-4
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
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Chapron Bertrand  
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Stories of the Indian Immigrant Communities in Germany : Why Move?
Stories of the Indian Immigrant Communities in Germany : Why Move?
Autore Datta Amrita
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2024
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (121 pages)
Disciplina 305.90691209540943
ISBN 3-031-40147-6
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Intro -- Prologue -- Chapter Details -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- 1: Pandemic and Politics: The Two "Ps" in a Pod -- Why Move? Motivations of Emigration -- Why Move? Motivations of Immigration -- 2: Refuge from the Bovine? -- 3: Gendering the Immigrants -- Documenting Experiences: Mobility, Safety, Freedom -- (Im) Mobilizing Migration for Non-male Actors -- 4: In Pursuit of Freedom: Queer Girl Moves to Berlin -- 5: Immigrant Homemakers -- Homing: Housing Practices -- Homing: Food, Politics and Religion -- 6: Uncertain Mobilities: Pandemic, Time and Certitude -- Immigrants and Uncertainties -- Immigrants and Time -- 7: Immigrants as Biocitizens -- The Process -- The Problem -- 8: Imagining Tomorrow -- Prospects and Challenges -- Bibliography -- Index.
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Datta Amrita  
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Strategic Agility in Dynamic Business Environments : Unveiling Foundations, Current Perspectives, and Future Directions
Strategic Agility in Dynamic Business Environments : Unveiling Foundations, Current Perspectives, and Future Directions
Autore Balzano Marco
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2024
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (113 pages)
Altri autori (Persone) BortoluzziGuido
Collana International Series in Advanced Management Studies
ISBN 3-031-58657-3
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNINA-9910857791103321
Balzano Marco  
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Strategic Approach in Multi-Criteria Decision Making : A Practical Guide for Complex Scenarios
Strategic Approach in Multi-Criteria Decision Making : A Practical Guide for Complex Scenarios
Autore Munier Nolberto
Edizione [2nd ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2024
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (407 pages)
Disciplina 658.403
Collana International Series in Operations Research and Management Science Series
ISBN 3-031-44453-1
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNINA-9910845100403321
Munier Nolberto  
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Strategic Blueprint for Enterprise Analytics : Integrating Advanced Analytics into Data-Driven Business
Strategic Blueprint for Enterprise Analytics : Integrating Advanced Analytics into Data-Driven Business
Autore Wang Liang
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2024
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (256 pages)
Altri autori (Persone) ZhaoJianxin
Collana Studies in Big Data Series
ISBN 3-031-55885-5
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNINA-9910847592603321
Wang Liang  
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Strategic Communication Management for Development and Social Change : Perspectives from the African Region
Strategic Communication Management for Development and Social Change : Perspectives from the African Region
Autore Mmutle Tsietsi
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2024
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (292 pages)
Disciplina 338.96
Altri autori (Persone) MolaleTshepang Bright
AkinolaOlanrewaju Olugbenga
SelebiOlebogeng
ISBN 3-031-41401-2
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNINA-9910770263403321
Mmutle Tsietsi  
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Strategic Entrepreneurship : Perspectives on Dynamics, Theories, and Practices
Strategic Entrepreneurship : Perspectives on Dynamics, Theories, and Practices
Autore Faghih Nezameddin
Pubbl/distr/stampa Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2022
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (321 pages)
Altri autori (Persone) ForouharfarAmir
Collana Contributions to Management Science Ser.
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 9783030860325
9783030860318
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
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Faghih Nezameddin  
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The Strategic Logic of China's Economy : Millennial Pathways, Mega-Strategy and the World In 2100
The Strategic Logic of China's Economy : Millennial Pathways, Mega-Strategy and the World In 2100
Autore McKay Huw
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2024
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (332 pages)
Collana Contributions to Economics Series
ISBN 3-031-47229-2
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Symbols and Pro-Numerals from the Dynamic-Strategy Theory -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- About the Author -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Part I: Theoretical Foundations -- Chapter 1: The Strategic Logic of China´s Economy -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Theoretical Foundations -- 1.3 Asia´s First Industrial Giant: Lessons from Japan -- 1.4 China´s Historical Development Path and Future Prospects Within the World System -- References -- Chapter 2: The Dynamic Strategy Theory, a Formal Statement -- 2.1 Introduction and Motivation -- 2.2 The Dynamic Strategy Theory -- 2.3 An Extension: The Cycle and Strategic Confidence -- 2.4 The Strategic Alternator: The Microeconomic Operation of the Dynamic Strategy Theory -- 2.5 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 3: Industrialisation Sub-strategies: Theory and Practice -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Strategies and Sub-strategies Under the Industrial Paradigm -- 3.3 A Formal Framework for Sub-strategic Diagnosis -- 3.4 A Diagrammatic Exposition: Introducing the Strategy Grid -- 3.5 The Strategy Grids of First- and Second-Generation Industrialisers -- 3.6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: Asia´s First Industrial Giant: Japan´s Strategic Pursuit -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 From Tokugawa Seclusion to Dynamic Latecomer and Imperial Power: 1850 to World War II -- 4.3 From Being a Miracle to Needing One? Japanese Strategy from 1950 -- 4.3.1 The 1950s and 1960s -- 4.3.2 The 1970s Onwards -- 4.4 Beyond the Bubble -- 4.5 Conclusions -- References -- Part II: China -- Chapter 5: China´s Millennial Pathway in a Strategic Mirror -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 An Alternative Periodisation of Chinese History -- 5.3 Answering Needham: China´s Strategic Mix During and After the Song -- 5.4 Longevity of Empire in a Dynamic Strategy Mirror -- 5.5 International Engagement from the Song Forward.
5.6 Self-Strengthening: A Half-Hearted and Thus Doomed Attempt to Engage with the Industrial Global Strategic Transition -- 5.7 From the Demise of the Qing to the People´s Republic -- 5.8 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 6: China´s Economic Performance and Strategic Pathway from the Late Qing to the Death of Mao -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 China´s Relative Living Standards over Two Millennia -- 6.3 China´s Relative Living Standards and Absolute Relevance since 1820 -- 6.4 The Nature of Chinese Strategy before 1890 as Revealed by the Composition of Economic Activity -- 6.5 Evidence of Industrialisation between 1890 and the Rise of the People´s Republic -- 6.6 Industrialisation in the People´s Republic: China under Mao -- 6.7 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 7: China´s Strategic Pathway from Deng Xiaoping to Xi Jinping -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 The Reform and Opening-Up: The Initial Foray, 1978-1985 -- 7.3 Macro Instability and Strategic Uncertainty: 1985-1992 -- 7.4 Centralising, Turning Outward and ``reform with losers´´: 1992-2001 -- 7.5 China´s Engagement with the Global Trading Apparatus -- 7.6 Dynamic Substitution in China´s Trade -- 7.7 China´s Strategic Pathway: The Hu-Wen Era -- 7.8 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 8: The Xi Inheritance -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 China´s Historical Industrialisation Path in Comparative Perspective -- 8.3 Policy Parameters as Xi Ascended and the Historical System -- 8.3.1 Energy and the Environment -- 8.3.2 The Cost of Capital and the Reform of Domestic and International Finance -- 8.3.3 The Remuneration of Labour, Particularly Internal Migrants -- 8.3.4 Fiscal Policy -- 8.3.5 International Competitiveness and Factor Market Distortions -- 8.4 A Political-Economic Comment -- 8.5 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 9: China´s Strategic Pursuit under Xi Jinping and the New Era -- 9.1 Introduction.
9.2 The Achievements and Disappointments of Xi´s First Two Terms -- 9.3 Alternatives to a Smooth Transition -- 9.4 The Strategic Record: The 5YP Plan and Xi´s Work Reports -- References -- Chapter 10: China in the World-System: Strategic Pathways to 2100 -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 The Narrative Worlds on which the Pathways Are Built -- 10.2.1 Schism -- 10.2.2 Song -- 10.2.3 Shadow -- 10.3 The Pathways -- 10.4 An Aside on Population and Its Influence on Absolute and Relative Scale -- 10.5 The Suite of Pathways and the Strategy Grid -- References -- Appendix: The Laws of History -- Primary Laws -- Secondary Laws of Historical Change -- Tertiary Laws of Institutional Change -- Bibliography of Databases -- Subscription Databases -- Other -- Index.
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McKay Huw  
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Strategic Management : Fundamental Concepts for Decision Making and Strategy Execution
Strategic Management : Fundamental Concepts for Decision Making and Strategy Execution
Autore Sapiro Arão
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2024
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (439 pages)
Disciplina 658.4012
Collana Classroom Companion: Business Series
ISBN 3-031-55669-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNINA-9910857789403321
Sapiro Arão  
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