Introduction to Nonlinear and Global Optimization

• Main Authors: Hendrix, Eligius M.T (Author), G.-Tóth, Boglárka (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2010.
• Series: Springer Optimization and Its Applications, 37
• Subjects: Mathematics.; Numerical analysis.; Mathematical models.; Differential geometry.; Calculus of variations.; Operations research.; Management science.; Mathematical Modeling and Industrial Mathematics.; Numerical Analysis.; Calculus of Variations and Optimal Control; Optimization.; Operations Research, Management Science.; Differential Geometry.

This self-contained text provides a solid introduction to global and nonlinear optimization, providing students of mathematics and interdisciplinary sciences with a strong foundation in applied optimization techniques. The book offers a unique hands-on and critical approach to applied optimization w...

Table of Contents:

• Mathematical modeling, cases
• NLP optimality conditions
• Goodness of optimization algorithms
• Nonlinear Programming algorithms
• Deterministic GO algorithms
• Stochastic GO algorithms.