Download or read book Nonlinear Optimization in Finite Dimensions written by Hubertus Th. Jongen and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2000-10-31 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The topology of global optimization is treated in detail (Morse Theory, Karush-Kuhn-Tucker points, Chebyshev Approximation). Moreover, three further basic subjects in nonlinear optimization are treated: Stability and sensitivity, gradient- and Newton's differential equations and, finally, parametric aspects. Audience: Researchers and graduate students working in optimization and operations research.