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Linear and Nonlinear Programming (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 4th ed. 2016)
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Linear and Nonlinear Programming (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 4th ed. 2016)
Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science, 228
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This new edition covers the central concepts of practical
optimization techniques, with an emphasis on methods that are both
state-of-the-art and popular. One major insight is the connection
between the purely analytical character of an optimization problem
and the behavior of algorithms used to solve a problem. This was a
major theme of the first edition of this book and the fourth
edition expands and further illustrates this relationship. As in
the earlier editions, the material in this fourth edition is
organized into three separate parts. Part I is a self-contained
introduction to linear programming. The presentation in this part
is fairly conventional, covering the main elements of the
underlying theory of linear programming, many of the most effective
numerical algorithms, and many of its important special
applications. Part II, which is independent of Part I, covers the
theory of unconstrained optimization, including both derivations of
the appropriate optimality conditions and an introduction to basic
algorithms. This part of the book explores the general properties
of algorithms and defines various notions of convergence. Part III
extends the concepts developed in the second part to constrained
optimization problems. Except for a few isolated sections, this
part is also independent of Part I. It is possible to go directly
into Parts II and III omitting Part I, and, in fact, the book has
been used in this way in many universities. New to this edition is
a chapter devoted to Conic Linear Programming, a powerful
generalization of Linear Programming. Indeed, many conic structures
are possible and useful in a variety of applications. It must be
recognized, however, that conic linear programming is an advanced
topic, requiring special study. Â Â Another important
topic is an accelerated steepest descent method that exhibits
superior convergence properties, and for this reason, has become
quite popular. The proof of the convergence property for both
standard and accelerated steepest descent methods are presented in
Chapter 8. As in previous editions, end-of-chapter exercises
appear for all chapters. From the reviews of the Third Edition:
“… this very well-written book is a classic textbook in
Optimization. It should be present in the bookcase of each student,
researcher, and specialist from the host of disciplines from which
practical optimization applications are drawn.” (Jean-Jacques
Strodiot, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1207, 2011)
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