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Nonsmooth Approach to Optimization Problems with Equilibrium Constrain...
Outrata, Jiri; Kocvara, Michal; Zowe, J. (Uni...
hardcover. Presents an in-depth study and a solution technique for an important class of optimization problems. This book begins with a chapter on auxiliary results followed by a description of the main numerical tools: a bundle method of nonsmooth optimization and a nonsmooth variant of Newton's method. Series: Nonconvex Optimization and Its Applications. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBKQ; TGP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 597.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 1998th Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792351702
- ISBN
- 9780792351702
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.87
€ 199.87
hardcover. Assesses the practice of risk engineering, and addresses the potential interactions with stakeholders' processes. This volume presents models for risk screening and prioritisation at plant and regional levels using fuzzy sets. Series: Topics in Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMD; TGPQ; TGPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 1999th Edition
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792355748
- ISBN
- 9780792355748
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.66
€ 199.66
Hardback. Provides the fundamentals of dynamic optimization which can be used to improve the performance of engineering systems. This book introduces some results in dynamic optimization using higher-order approaches. It is intended for undergraduate seniors or first-year graduate students. Series: Solid Mechanics and its Applications. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TBJ; TGPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1150.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792356813
- ISBN
- 9780792356813
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.41
€ 132.41
Hardback. Risk assessment techniques are used in the offshore oil and gas industry, and their use is expected to expand as the industry moves into new areas and faces new challenges. This volume deals with quantified risk assessment (QRA) as applied specifically to offshore installations and operations. Num Pages: 480 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMD; KNXC; TGPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 885.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792358602
- ISBN
- 9780792358602
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 259.34
€ 259.34
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
€ 261.33
€ 261.33
Hardback. Presenting information concerning quasidifferentiability and related topics, this book is a collection of results in different aspects of nonsmooth analysis related to, connected with or inspired by quasidifferential calculus. It is useful for specialists in optimization, mathematical programming, convex analysis, and nonsmooth analysis. Editor(s): Dem'yanov, V. F.; Rubinov, Alexander. Series: Nonconvex Optimization and Its Applications. Num Pages: 414 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBKQ; TGP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 763.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 414
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792362845
- ISBN
- 9780792362845
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 202.33
€ 202.33
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
€ 134.91
€ 134.91
Hardback. Consists of essays about the mathematical knowledge and beliefs of cultures outside the US and Europe. This book includes essays on rationality, logic and mathematics, and the transfer of knowledge from East to West. It addresses the relation between science and culture and relates the mathematical practices to the cultures which produced them. Editor(s): Selin, Helaine. Series: Science Across Cultures: The History of Non-Western Science. Num Pages: 499 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; TGP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 26. Weight in Grams: 879.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 499
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792364818
- ISBN
- 9780792364818
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 513.37
€ 513.37
Hardback. Probabilistic and percentile/quantile functions play an important role in several applications, such as finance (Value-at-Risk), nuclear safety, and the environment. This book presents the advances in the theory of optimization of probabilistic functions and several engineering and finance applications. Editor(s): Urias'ev, S. P. Series: Nonconvex Optimization and Its Applications. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KFFM; TGP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792366447
- ISBN
- 9780792366447
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.92
€ 133.92
Hardback. Addresses the issue of analysis and management of uncertainty and risk in decision support corresponding to the aims of Integrated Assessment. This volume is intended to stimulate a change in the practice of decision support, advocating an interdisciplinary approach centred on both social and natural sciences, both theory and practice. Num Pages: 436 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMD; PBT; TGPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 807.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 436
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792366560
- ISBN
- 9780792366560
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 202.91
€ 202.91
hardcover. Stochastic programming is the study of procedures for decision making under the presence of uncertainties and risks. Stochastic programming approaches have been used in a number of areas such as energy and production planning, telecommunications, and transportation. This book serves as supplementary reading in related courses. Editor(s): Uryasev, Stanislav; Pardalos, Panos M. Series: Applied Optimization. Num Pages: 447 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TGP; TJFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 807.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 2001st Edition
- Number of pages
- 447
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792369516
- ISBN
- 9780792369516
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 258.08
€ 258.08
Hardback. Presents a description of nonlinear control of electric power systems using nonlinear control theory, which is developed by the differential geometric approach and nonlinear robust control method. This book explains the concepts, theorems and algorithms in nonlinear control theory, illustrated by step-by-step examples. Series: The International Series on Asian Studies in Computer and Information Science. Num Pages: 376 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TGP; TJFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792373124
- ISBN
- 9780792373124
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 202.01
€ 202.01
Hardback. Faced with ever-increasing market demands, manufacturing industry is forced to seek innovation and technological breakthrough. This text integrates broad aspects of precision and production engineering to cope with rapid changes in market needs and technological developments in the 21st century. Editor(s): Inasaki, Ichiro. Num Pages: 977 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TD; TGP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1574.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 977
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792374145
- ISBN
- 9780792374145
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 257.09
€ 257.09
Hardback. Considers multiple motives of searcher and hider analytically and mathematically. This book stimulates considerable research in a variety of fields including Computer Science, Engineering, Biology, and Economics. It examines a whole variety of configurations of theory and problems that arise from various aspects of the analysis. Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science. Num Pages: 319 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMD; TGP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 319
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792374688
- ISBN
- 9780792374688
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.30
€ 134.30
Hardback. Contains case studies, theoretical papers and project development reports on one of the greatest challenges facing the new digital enterprises: the life cycle approach to management and production. In this book, the main issues discussed include CAD/CAM/CIM/CAE, intelligent manufacturing, and control and robotics applications. Editor(s): Kovacs, George L.; Bertok, Peter; Haidegger, Geza. Series: IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. Num Pages: 568 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TGPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 973.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 568
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792375562
- ISBN
- 9780792375562
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 260.54
€ 260.54
Hardback. Addresses the needs and interests of three groups of individuals in the manufacturing field: academic researchers, industry practitioners, and students. This book incorporates the advances made in GT/CM over the years and synthesizes the industry practices and outcomes to guide research. Editor(s): Suresh, Nallan C.; Kay, John M. Num Pages: 550 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV5; TGP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 973.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 550
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792380801
- ISBN
- 9780792380801
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 260.66
€ 260.66
Hardback. Provides an overview of the problems and issues related to process and workflow technology, and in particular to definition and analysis of processes and workflows, and execution of their instances. This monograph also offers a short overview of the popular workflow management products, and the state of the workflow industry in general. Series: The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science. Num Pages: 121 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TGPC; UN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 121
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792380993
- ISBN
- 9780792380993
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.16
€ 130.16
Hardback. Suitable for graduate students, advanced undergraduates, and practicing engineers who are interested in the control problems of manufacturing, communication and computer networks, chemical process plants, and other high-level control applications, this book presents an introduction to supervisory control with Petri nets. Series: The International Series on Discrete Event Dynamic Systems. Num Pages: 187 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TD; TGPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 187
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792381990
- ISBN
- 9780792381990
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 198.02
€ 198.02
Hardback. Offers a systematic exposition of the approach to stability analysis based on estimates for matrix-valued and operator-valued functions. This book helps us to investigate various classes of finite and infinite dimensional systems from a unified viewpoint. It is intended for specialists in stability theory. Series: The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science. Num Pages: 358 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TGP; TJFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 358
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792382218
- ISBN
- 9780792382218
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.44
€ 201.44
Hardback. Direct Engineering (DE) is a manufacturing process that seeks to improve the design processes by offering complete archival documentation of existing designs. This book addresses topics related to the development, implementation, and integration of the DE environment including the algorithms used for the implementation of direct engineering. Editor(s): Kamrani, Ali K.; Sferro, P. Num Pages: 374 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TBD; TGPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 374
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792383383
- ISBN
- 9780792383383
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 256.96
€ 256.96