Optimization Problems / by L. Collatz, W. Wetterling.

The German edition of this book, first published in 1966, has been quite popular; we did not, however, consider publishing an English edition because a number of excellent textbooks in this field already exist. In recent years, how ever, the wish was frequently expressed that, especially, the descri...

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Main Author: Collatz, L.
Other Authors: Wetterling, W.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer US, 1975.
Series:Applied mathematical sciences (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.) ; v. 17.
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Table of Contents:
  • I. Linear Optimization
  • §1. Introduction
  • §2. Linear Optimization and Polyhedra
  • §3. Vertex Exchange and the Simplex Method
  • §4. Algorithmic Implementation of the Simplex Method
  • §5. Dual Linear Optimization Problems
  • II. Convex Optimization
  • §6. Introduction
  • §7. A Characterization of Minimal Solutions for Convex Optimization
  • §8. Convex Optimization for Differentiable Functions
  • §9. Convex Optimization with Affine Linear Constraints
  • §10. The Numerical Treatment of Convex Optimization Problems
  • III. Quadratic Optimization
  • §11. Introduction
  • §12. The Kuhn-Tucker Theorem and Applications.
  • §13. Duality for Quadratic Optimization
  • §14. The Numerical Treatment of Quadratic Optimization Problems
  • IV. Tchebychev Approximation and Optimization
  • § 15. Introduction
  • §16. Discrete Linear Tchebychev Approximation
  • §17. Further Types of Approximation Problems
  • V. Elements of Game Theory
  • §18. Matrix Games (Two Person Zero Sum Games)
  • §19. n-Person Games
  • Problems.