Advances in Global Optimization, 2015 Springer Proceedings in Mathematics & Statistics Series, Vol. 95

This proceedings volume addresses advances in global optimization?a multidisciplinary research field that deals with the analysis, characterization and computation of global minima and/or maxima of nonlinear, non-convex and nonsmooth functions in continuous or discrete forms. The volume contains selected papers from the third biannual World Congress on Global Optimization in Engineering & Science (WCGO), held in the Yellow Mountains, Anhui, China on July 8-12, 2013. The papers fall into eight topical sections: mathematical programming; combinatorial optimization; duality theory; topology optimization; variational inequalities and complementarity problems; numerical optimization; stochastic models and simulation and complex simulation and supply chain analysis.

Part I: Mathematical Programming.- Part II: Combinatorial Optimization.- Part III: Duality Theory.- Part IV: Topology Optimization.- Part V: Variational Inequalities and Complementarity Problems.- Part VI: Numerical Optimization.- Part VII: Stochastic Models and Simulation.- Part VIII: Complex Simulation and Supply Chain Analysis.

Contributions cover advances in the multidisciplinary field of global optimization Papers selected from over 100 presentations at the 2013 World Congress on Global Optimization in Engineering & Science (WCGO) Participating scholars represent an international community of researchers Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras