Advances in Global Optimization

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Gao, David (Editor), Ruan, Ning (Editor), Xing, Wenxun (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: Springer Proceedings in Mathematics & Statistics, 95
• Subjects: Mathematics.; Calculus of variations.; Mathematical optimization.; Applied mathematics.; Engineering mathematics.; Calculus of Variations and Optimal Control; Optimization.; Appl.Mathematics/Computational Methods of Engineering.; Continuous Optimization.; Discrete Optimization.

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 s...

Table of Contents:

• 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.