Optimization Books

1 Facility Location Problems The location problem has been with humans for all of their history. In the past, many rulers had the decision of locating their capital. Reasons for selecting various locations included central...

As its title implies, Advances in Multicriteria Analysis presents the most recent developments in multicriteria analysis and in some of its principal areas of application, including marketing, research and development...

A path player game is a new innovative type of game which considers network flow problems from the viewpoint of network owners. This strategy enables modeling real-world problems and has many practical applications. Key...

In this book applications of cooperative game theory that arise from combinatorial optimization problems are described. It is well known that the mathematical modeling of various real-world decision-making situations gives...

Industrial production is one of the most basic human activities indispensable to the economic activity. Due to its complexity, production is not very well understood and modeled as opposed to traditional fields of inquiry such...

The problem of controlling or stabilizing a system of differential equa­ tions in the presence of random disturbances is intuitively appealing and has been a motivating force behind a wide variety of results grouped loosely...

An overview of the dramatic reorganization in reaction to N. Karmakar's seminal 1984 paper on algorithmic linear programming in the area of algorithmic differentiable optimization and equation-solving, or, more simply,...

The 9th volume in Avner Friedmans collection of Mathematics in Industrial problems. Fostering interaction between industry and mathematics at the "grass roots" level, the problems presented here arise from models developed by...

This book is based on a seminar given at the University of California at Los Angeles in the Spring of 1975. The choice of topics reflects my interests at the time and the needs of the students taking the course. Initially the...

Structurally Constrained Controllers: Analysis and Synthesis studies the control of interconnected systems with a particular application in network, power systems, flight formations, etc. It introduces four important problems...

Testing Collective Action Theory.- Leadership and Mobilization.- Tactical Adaptation and Symbolic Protest.- Dimensions of Space and Time in Protest and Repression.- Terror.- Evidence for Collective Action Theory.

Appendices A Rotastore A. l Tabular Results for Different Models A. 2 Tabular Results for Different Algorithms B OptiTrans B. l Input Data B. l. l Input Data Common to all Solution Approaches B. 1. 2 Specific Input Data for the...

Essays on Cooperative Games collates selected contributions on Cooperative Games. The papers cover both theoretical aspects (Coalition Formation, Values, Simple Games and Dynamic Games) and applied aspects (in Finance,...

The book provides mathematicians an overview of AI and machine learning relevant to operations research. It focuses decision modeling and optimization models as well as algorithms.

In the ever-evolving landscape of engineering, a pressing challenge looms large-the need to navigate the complexities of modern problems with precision and efficiency. As industries grapple with an array of intricate issues, from sustainable materials to...

The present third edition of The Statistical Mechanics of Financial Markets is published only four years after the ?rst edition. The success of the book highlights the interest in a summary of the broad research activities on...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2019 im Fachbereich Mathematik - Statistik, Note: 1,3, Fachhochschule Südwestfalen; Abteilung Meschede, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: In dieser Arbeit wird das Tool "Gefangenendilemma" aus der Spieltheorie vorgestellt und...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

""Calorimetrische Untersuchungen: �����ber den Kreisprozess der Gasmaschine"" ist ein Buch von A. Slaby, das im Jahr 1894 ver������ffentlicht wurde. Das Buch behandelt die calorimetrischen Untersuchungen des Kreisprozesses der Gasmaschine. Es beschreibt...

Le livre ""Calculs Des Ponts Metalliques A Une Ou Plusieurs Travees V2: Tables Numeriques Et Oraphiques (1889)"" de Leber, Edler Von Maximilien est un ouvrage technique sur la conception et le calcul des ponts m�����talliques ������ une ou plusieurs...

This book looks at what measures we can put in place to check corruption during procurement and what good governance strategies the public sector can adopt to improve the performance of PPP.

One strategy to draw some attention to the website when launching an internet business at a low startup cost is through traffic. This is essentially a mechanism that makes sure each person's site is included in the viewing arrangement by having sites...

This monograph deals with problems of dynamical reconstruction of unknown variable characteristics (distributed or boundary disturbances, coefficients ofoperator etc.) for various classes of systems with distributed parameters (parabolic and hyperbolic...

La Teoría de Juegos¿Crees que las matemáticas pueden aplicarse a las interacciones sociales?Aunque pueda parecer contraintuitivo entender las situaciones sociales a través de las matemáticas, La Teoría de Juegos demuestra que no es en absoluto absurdo...

The SQH method is a powerful computational methodology that is capable of development in many directions. This book discusses its analysis and use in solving nonsmooth ODE control problems, relaxed ODE control problems, stochastic control...

Introducing Game Theory and its Applications presents an easy-to-read introduction to the basic ideas and techniques of game theory.

Current and future managers are regularly confronted with decisions that create risk in the legal environment of business. This book provides a framework for qualifying legal risk and then determining if the legal risk is worth taking. This framework...

This study is about the problem of minimal valid graph coloring, first in the form of games and then of resolution algorithms.

Advancements in the technology and availability of data sources have led to the `Big Data' era. Working with large data offers the potential to uncover more fine-grained patterns and take timely and accurate decisions, but it also creates a lot of...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2018 im Fachbereich Ingenieurwissenschaften - Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen, Note: 1,3, AKAD University, ehem. AKAD Fachhochschule Stuttgart, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die nachfolgende Arbeit befasst sich mit der Entwicklung der...

Optimization should be the science of making the best possible decisions. Making decisions is a virtually universal human activity encountered by professionals (in any field) or people in their everyday lives. You would think, then, that the study of...

For advanced undergraduate or non-major graduate students in Advanced Statistical Modeling or Regression II and courses in Generalized Linear Models, Longitudinal Data Analysis, Correlated Data, Multilevel Models. Material on R at the end of each...

Economists can use computer algebra systems to manipulate symbolic models, derive numerical computations, and analyze empirical relationships among variables. Maxima is an open-source multi-platform computer algebra system that rivals proprietary...

In the field of Dynamical Systems, nonlinear iterative processes play an important role. Nonlinear mappings can be found as immediate models for many systems from different scientific areas, such as engineering, economics, biology, or can also be...

This book provides a fascinating collection of mathematical questions set in the diverse world of poker. This book is not intended primarily as a players' strategy manual, but rather as a means of building up readers understanding of the mathematical...

L'Ing�����nieur Fran�����ois: Contenant La G�����om�����trie Pratique, Sur Le Papier, Et Sur Le Terrain est un livre �����crit par Naudin en 1738. Ce livre est un guide pratique pour les ing�����nieurs et les architectes, et il contient des informations...

Hybrid Genetic Optimization for IC Chip Thermal Control: with MATLAB® applications focuses on the detailed optimization strategy carried out to enhance the performance (temperature control) of the IC chips oriented at different positions on an SMPS board...

More than two hundred and fifty years after pure economics' birth, errors related to the value of money concept have not been satisfactorily addressed in the literature. Pure Economics is an in-depth and authoritative exploration of those and other...

Game theory involves multi-person decision making and differential dynamic game theory has been widely applied to n-person decision making problems, which are stimulated by a vast number of applications. This book addresses the gap to discuss general...

Strategy and Politics: An Introduction to Game Theory is designed to introduce students with no background in formal theory to the application of game theory to modeling political processes. This accessible text covers the essential aspects of game...

Structured around Bishop's six fundamental mathematical activities, this book brings together examples of mathematics education from a range of countries to help readers broaden their view on maths and its interrelationship to other aspects of life...

The theory of two-person, zero-sum differential games started at the be­ ginning of the 1960s with the works of R. Isaacs in the United States and L. S. Pontryagin and his school in the former Soviet Union. Isaacs based his...

Many systems architecture optimization problems are characterized by a variable number of optimization variables. Many classical optimization algorithms are not suitable for such problems. The book presents recently developed optimization concepts that...

oadly speaking, there are two general approaches to teaching mathematical modeling: 1) the case study approach, and 2) the method based approach (that teaches mathematical techniques with applications to relevant mathematical models). This text...

A practical guide simplifying discrete math for curious minds and demonstrating its application in solving problems related to software development, computer algorithms, and data scienceKey Features:Apply the math of countable objects to practical...