| Multiscale Optimization Methods and Applications 2006 Edition Contributor(s): Hager, William W. (Editor), Huang, Shu-Jen (Editor), Pardalos, Panos M. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0387295496 ISBN-13: 9780387295497 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2005 Annotation: As optimization researchers tackle larger and larger problems, scale interactions play an increasingly important role. One general strategy for dealing with a large or difficult problem is to partition it into smaller ones, which are hopefully much easier to solve, and then work backwards towards the solution of original problem, using a solution from a previous level as a starting guess at the next level. This volume contains 22 chapters highlighting some recent research. The topics of the chapters selected for this volume are focused on the development of new solution methodologies, including general multilevel solution techniques, for tackling difficult, large-scale optimization problems that arise in science and industry. Applications presented in the book include but are not limited to the circuit placement problem in VLSI design, a wireless sensor location problem, optimal dosages in the treatment of cancer by radiation therapy, and facility location. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | Applied - Mathematics | Linear & Nonlinear Programming - Mathematics | Probability & Statistics - General |
| Dewey: 519.6 |
| LCCN: 2005933792 |
| Series: Nonconvex Optimization and Its Applications |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.70 lbs) 407 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: As optimization researchers tackle larger and larger problems, scale interactions play an increasingly important role. One general strategy for dealing with a large or difficult problem is to partition it into smaller ones, which are hopefully much easier to solve, and then work backwards towards the solution of original problem, using a solution from a previous level as a starting guess at the next level. This volume contains 22 chapters highlighting some recent research. The topics of the chapters selected for this volume are focused on the development of new solution methodologies, including general multilevel solution techniques, for tackling difficult, large-scale optimization problems that arise in science and industry. Applications presented in the book include but are not limited to the circuit placement problem in VLSI design, a wireless sensor location problem, optimal dosages in the treatment of cancer by radiation therapy, and facility location. |