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Optimization
Hardback. A collection of papers drawn from the 'Game Practice I' conference. Most of these contributions can be roughly classified into four groups: political applications, problems of cost/reward sharing, economic applications, and experiments. Editor(s): Patrone, Fioravante; Garcia-Jurado, Ignacio; Tijs, Stef. Series: Theory and Decision Library C. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KC; PBUD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792386612
- ISBN
- 9780792386612
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.03
€ 70.03
Hardback. In cooperative games, one generally assumes that the agents know exactly the joint gains that can be achieved by any possible coalition of cooperating agents. In reality, however, only little is known with certainty. This book discusses a model of cooperative games with random payoffs. Series: Theory and Decision Library C. Num Pages: 149 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KC; PBUD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 880.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 149
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792386605
- ISBN
- 9780792386605
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Condition: New
€ 126.09
€ 126.09
Hardback. Describes applicable mathematics without using calculus or limits in general. This title presents a review of the solution of systems of linear equations by the use of matrices. It introduces the theory of probability. It deals with developments in mathematics such as linear and dynamic programming, the theory of networks and the theory of games. Series: Theory and Decision Library C. Num Pages: 352 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KC; PBUD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792385110
- ISBN
- 9780792385110
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 242.12
€ 242.12
Hardback. Devoted to the computation of equilibria, fixed points and stationary points. Series: Theory and Decision Library C. Num Pages: 354 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; PBUD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1510.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792383956
- ISBN
- 9780792383956
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.12
€ 194.12
Hardback. Provides an overview of the results obtained from empirical models of the political influence of interest groups. This book emphasises on the three game-theoretic model. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPQB; KC; PBUD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792382300
- ISBN
- 9780792382300
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.64
€ 128.64
Hardback. Analyzing games defined on combinatorial structures, this book is useful to graduate students with some experience in game theory or mathematical programming and professional researchers in game theory, operational research and its applications in economic theory. Series: Theory and Decision Library C. Num Pages: 337 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KC; PBUD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 664.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 337
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792377825
- ISBN
- 9780792377825
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.85
€ 193.85
Hardback. The use of evolutionary computation techniques has grown considerably. The use and applications of these techniques have been further enhanced resulting in a set of computational intelligence tools that are adept for solving complex optimization problems. This book covers the foundation as well as the practical side of evolutionary optimization. Editor(s): Sarker, Ruhul Amin; Mohammadian, M.; Yao, X. Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science. Num Pages: 418 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJT; PBU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1730.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 418
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792376545
- ISBN
- 9780792376545
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Condition: New
€ 195.50
€ 195.50
Hardback. Concerned with situations in which several persons reach decisions independently and the final consequence depends, potentially, upon each of the decisions taken, this book illustrates with examples the various formalizations, or rationality criteria and explores the relationships among the different criteria's. Series: Theory and Decision Library C. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KC; PBUD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1190.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792375401
- ISBN
- 9780792375401
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.07
€ 128.07
Hardback. The field of metaheuristics has been fast evolving. This volume presents essays on some of the main optimization strategies, including: simulated annealing; tabu search; genetic algorithms; scatter search; greedy randomized adaptive search; and variable neighbourhood search. Editor(s): Hansen, Pierre; Ribeiro, Celso C. Series: Operations Research/Computer Science Interfaces Series. Num Pages: 651 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBU; PBW; UM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1138.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 651
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792375203
- ISBN
- 9780792375203
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 243.01
€ 243.01
Hardback. The technology investment decision of an individual firm has become a very complex matter. In this book, several theoretical and technology investment models of the firm are developed and analyzed. To solve these models real options theory and game theory is used. Series: Theory and Decision Library C. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KC; KN; PBUD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 565.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792374879
- ISBN
- 9780792374879
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.47
€ 128.47
Hardback. OmeGA, or the ordering messy genetic algorithm, combines some of the latest in competent GA technology to solve scheduling and other permutation problems. This book approaches the subjects systematically presenting the clearest description of messy GAs and investigating the algorithm on boundedly difficult test functions. Series: Genetic Algorithms and Evolutionary Computation. Num Pages: 152 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBU; T; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792374602
- ISBN
- 9780792374602
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.01
€ 128.01
Hardback. Constraint Programming is a problem-solving paradigm that establishes a distinction between two aspects of a problem: a definition of the constraints that define the problem to be solved and the algorithms and heuristics enabling the selection of decisions to solve the problem. This book covers various Constraint-Based Scheduling techniques. Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science. Num Pages: 198 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBU; PBW; UM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792374084
- ISBN
- 9780792374084
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 244.69
€ 244.69
Hardback. Presents an overview of theoretical literature that studies the influence and formation of networks in social and economic situations in which the relations between participants who are not included in a particular participant's network are not of consequence to this participant. Series: Theory and Decision Library C. Num Pages: 305 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KC; PBUD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 615.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 305
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792372264
- ISBN
- 9780792372264
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 246.48
€ 246.48
hardcover. Optimality and stability are two important notions in applied mathematics. This book is a study of these notions and their relationship in linear and convex parametric programming models. Written in an analytic spirit, it begins with a survey of basic optimality conditions in nonlinear programming. Series: Applied Optimization. Num Pages: 344 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJ; PBUD; PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 2001st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792371397
- ISBN
- 9780792371397
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.86
€ 129.86
Hardback. Editor(s): Migdalas, Athanasios; Pardalos, Panos M.; Varbrand, Peter (Linkoping Institute of Technology, Sweden). Series: Nonconvex Optimization and Its Applications. Num Pages: 358 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBU; PBW; UM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 358
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792368830
- ISBN
- 9780792368830
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.17
€ 194.17
Paperback. Covers the fundamentals in global optimization. This edition includes algorithms, applications, and complexity results for quadratic programming, concave minimization, DC and Lipshitz problems, decomposition algorithms for nonconvex optimization, and nonlinear network flow problems. Each chapter contains illustrative examples. Series: Nonconvex Optimization and Its Applications. Num Pages: 368 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBU; PBW; UM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1150.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792367567
- ISBN
- 9780792367567
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 202.49
€ 202.49
Hardback. A collection of results in various fields of theoretical and applied optimization and related topics. It contains survey papers on second order non-smooth analysis, based on subjects, multiplicative programs and C-programming, optimal algorithms in emergent computation, the extremal principle and its applications. Editor(s): Rubinov, Alexander M. (University of Ballarat); Glover, Barney M. Series: Applied Optimization. Num Pages: 476 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBU; PBW; UM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 846.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 476
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792367321
- ISBN
- 9780792367321
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.40
€ 196.40
Hardback. Nonlinear Assignment Problems (NAPs) are natural extensions of the classic Linear Assignment Problem. This work provides major algorithmic aspects and applications of NAPs as contributed by international experts. Approximation algorithms and semi-definite programming approaches are included. Editor(s): Pardalos, Panos M.; Pitsoulis, Leonidas S. Series: Combinatorial Optimization. Num Pages: 328 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBU; UNC; UYFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792366461
- ISBN
- 9780792366461
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.69
€ 188.69
Global Optimization with Non-Convex Constraints: Sequential and Parall...
Strongin, Roman G.; Sergeyev, Yaroslav D.
hardcover. Problem dimensionality is reduced through space-filling curves. This book presents an approach to global non-convex constrained optimization. It is intended for researchers and students working in optimization, applied mathematics, and computer science. Series: Nonconvex Optimization and Its Applications. Num Pages: 732 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBU; PBW; UM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 39. Weight in Grams: 2630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Boston Incorporated United States
- Edition
- 2000th Edition
- Number of pages
- 732
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792364900
- ISBN
- 9780792364900
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 342.10
€ 342.10
Hardback. Includes survey and research papers on theories and methods of nonlinear programming, nonconvex and discrete optimization, stochastic linear programming, generalized convexity, and, complementarity and vector variational inequality problems. This volume is intended for practitioners, postgraduate students and researchers in optimization. Editor(s): Yang, Xiao-qi; Mees, Alistair I.; Fisher, Mike; Jennings, Les S. Series: Applied Optimization. Num Pages: 365 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBU; TGP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 691.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 365
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792362869
- ISBN
- 9780792362869
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.23
€ 130.23
Hardback. Computational complexity, originating from the interactions between computer science and numerical optimization, is one of the major theories that have revolutionized the approach to solving optimization problems and to analyzing their intrinsic difficulty. This book deals with the themes of approximation and complexity. Editor(s): Pardalos, Panos M. Series: Nonconvex Optimization and Its Applications. Num Pages: 595 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBU; TGP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1017.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 595
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792362753
- ISBN
- 9780792362753
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 252.16
€ 252.16
Optimization in Computational Chemistry and Molecular Biology
. Ed(S): Floudas, C.A.; Pardalos, Panos M.
Hardback. Editor(s): Floudas, C.A.; Pardalos, Panos M. Series: Nonconvex Optimization and Its Applications. Num Pages: 349 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBU; PBW; UM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 675.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 349
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792361558
- ISBN
- 9780792361558
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.97
€ 193.97
Hardback. Contains the edited texts of the lectures presented at the Workshop on Nonlinear Optimization held in 1998. The main purpose was to review and discuss various advances and research trends concerning theory, algorithms and innovative applications in the field of nonlinear optimization, and of related topics such as convex optimization. Editor(s): Pillo, Gianni Di (University of Rome "La Sapienza", Italy); Giannessi, Franco. Series: Applied Optimization. Num Pages: 500 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBU; PBW; UM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1940.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792361091
- ISBN
- 9780792361091
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 204.34
€ 204.34
Hardback. Deals with the mathematical theory of vector variational inequalities with special reference to equilibrium problems. This book is suitable for academic researchers as well as industrial ones, in the fields of mathematics, engineering, mathematical programming, control theory, operations research, computer science, and economics. Editor(s): Giannessi, Franco. Series: Nonconvex Optimization and Its Applications. Num Pages: 540 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBK; PBU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 940.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 540
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792360261
- ISBN
- 9780792360261
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 251.09
€ 251.09