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Optimization : insights and applications

This self-contained textbook is an informal introduction to optimization through the use of numerous illustrations and applications. The focus is on analytically solving optimization problems with a finite number of continuous variables. In addition, the authors provide introductions to classical a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Brinkhuis, Jan, Tikhomirov, Vladimir
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: Princeton Univ. 2005
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Acceso en línea:http://cds.cern.ch/record/910620
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Sumario:This self-contained textbook is an informal introduction to optimization through the use of numerous illustrations and applications. The focus is on analytically solving optimization problems with a finite number of continuous variables. In addition, the authors provide introductions to classical and modern numerical methods of optimization and to dynamic optimization. The book's overarching point is that most problems may be solved by the direct application of the theorems of Fermat, Lagrange, and Weierstrass. The authors show how the intuition for each of the theoretical results can be s