Derivative-free and blackbox optimization. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Charles Audet, Warren Hare.
• Authors: Audet, Charles; Hare, Warren
• Contents: Part I: Introduction and Background Material -- Introduction: Tools and Challenges -- Mathematical Background -- The Beginnings of DFO Algorithms -- Part I: Some Remarks on DFO -- Part II: Popular Heuristic Methods -- Genetic Algorithms -- Nelder-Mead -- Part II: Further Remarks on Heuristics -- Part III: Direct Search Methods -- Positive bases and Nonsmooth Optimization -- Generalized Pattern Search -- Mesh Adaptive Direct Search -- Part III: Further Remarks on Direct Search Methods -- Part IV: Model-based Methods -- Model-based Descent -- Model-based Trust Region -- Part IV: Further Remarks on Model-based Methods -- Part V: Extensions and Refinements -- Variables and Constraints -- Optimization Using Surrogates and Models -- Biobjective Optimization -- Part V: Final Remarks on DFO/BBO -- Part VI: Appendix: Comparing Optimization Methods -- Solutions to Selected Exercises.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (xviii, 302 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 519.6; Mathematics; Mathematical optimization; Mathematical optimization; Mathematics -- Number Systems; Numerical analysis; Numerical analysis; Mathematics -- Applied; Optimization; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319689135; 3319689134; 3319689126; 9783319689128
• Related ISBNs: 9783319689128
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed December 8, 2017).
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