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 |
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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910635387403321 |
Chapron Bertrand
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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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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 |
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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 |
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Munier Nolberto
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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 |
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 |
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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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 |
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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