Stochastic and Global Optimization (Nonconvex Optimization and Its Applications)

✍ Scribed by G. Dzemyda, V. Saltenis, A. Zilinskas

Publisher: Springer
Year: 2002
Tongue: English
Leaves: 237
Series: Nonconvex Optimization and Its Applications
Edition: 1
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

Dedicated to the 70th birthday of Professor J. Mockus, whose scientific interpretive theory and applications of global and discrete optimization, and stochastic programming were selected due to the theoretical soundness combined with practical applicability.

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