Combinatorial Programming Methods And Applications

Author : B. Roy
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 392 pages
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Release : 2013-03-08
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9789401175579

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Combinatorial Programming: Methods and Applications by B. Roy Pdf

"Combinatorial Programming" are two words whose juxtaposition still strike us as unusual, nevertheless their association in recent years adequately reflects the preoccupations underlying differing work fields, and their importance will increase both from methodology and application view points. To those who like definitions and consider the function of this book to furnish one for combinatorial programming, I will simply say that it is precise ly this which is exclusively treated here and which in the eyes of the autors is the heart of this branch of applied mathematics. Such was the initial intention of those who in the spring of 1973 gathered tog~ther in Paris to state the work of the Advanced Study Institute from which this book arises. As young as combinatorial programming is, it was easy to see that a two week school was insufficient to cover the subject in an exhaustive manner. Finally the decision had to be taken to reduce to book form, and to organise within this particular means of expression, the essential syntheses and communications. Unfortunately the discussions, the round tables, and the majority of the case studies could not be included in this book which is more of a hand-book on the subject. XIV PREFACE The choice and orientation of the surveys has been guided by two criteria : the importance of already accomplished work, and the originality of the survey to be undertaken.

Author : Levent Tunçel
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
Page : 219 pages
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Release : 2016-05-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781470428112

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Polyhedral and Semidefinite Programming Methods in Combinatorial Optimization by Levent Tunçel Pdf

Since the early 1960s, polyhedral methods have played a central role in both the theory and practice of combinatorial optimization. Since the early 1990s, a new technique, semidefinite programming, has been increasingly applied to some combinatorial optimization problems. The semidefinite programming problem is the problem of optimizing a linear function of matrix variables, subject to finitely many linear inequalities and the positive semidefiniteness condition on some of the matrix variables. On certain problems, such as maximum cut, maximum satisfiability, maximum stable set and geometric representations of graphs, semidefinite programming techniques yield important new results. This monograph provides the necessary background to work with semidefinite optimization techniques, usually by drawing parallels to the development of polyhedral techniques and with a special focus on combinatorial optimization, graph theory and lift-and-project methods. It allows the reader to rigorously develop the necessary knowledge, tools and skills to work in the area that is at the intersection of combinatorial optimization and semidefinite optimization. A solid background in mathematics at the undergraduate level and some exposure to linear optimization are required. Some familiarity with computational complexity theory and the analysis of algorithms would be helpful. Readers with these prerequisites will appreciate the important open problems and exciting new directions as well as new connections to other areas in mathematical sciences that the book provides.

Author : András Frank
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 664 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2011-02-24
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780199205271

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Connections in Combinatorial Optimization by András Frank Pdf

Filling the gap between introductory and encyclopedic treatments, this book provides rich and appealing material for a second course in combinatorial optimization. This book is suitable for graduate students as well as a reference for established researchers.

Author : J. MacGregor Smith
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2021-10-17
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9783030758011

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Combinatorial, Linear, Integer and Nonlinear Optimization Apps by J. MacGregor Smith Pdf

This textbook provides an introduction to the use and understanding of optimization and modeling for upper-level undergraduate students in engineering and mathematics. The formulation of optimization problems is founded through concepts and techniques from operations research: Combinatorial Optimization, Linear Programming, and Integer and Nonlinear Programming (COLIN). Computer Science (CS) is also relevant and important given the applications of algorithms and Apps/algorithms (A) in solving optimization problems. Each chapter provides an overview of the main concepts of optimization according to COLINA, providing examples through App Inventor and AMPL software applications. All apps developed through the text are available for download. Additionally, the text includes links to the University of Wisconsin NEOS server, designed to handle more computing-intensive problems in complex optimization. Readers are encouraged to have some background in calculus, linear algebra, and related mathematics.

Author : Lap Chi Lau,R. Ravi,Mohit Singh
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2011-04-18
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781139499392

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Iterative Methods in Combinatorial Optimization by Lap Chi Lau,R. Ravi,Mohit Singh Pdf

With the advent of approximation algorithms for NP-hard combinatorial optimization problems, several techniques from exact optimization such as the primal-dual method have proven their staying power and versatility. This book describes a simple and powerful method that is iterative in essence and similarly useful in a variety of settings for exact and approximate optimization. The authors highlight the commonality and uses of this method to prove a variety of classical polyhedral results on matchings, trees, matroids and flows. The presentation style is elementary enough to be accessible to anyone with exposure to basic linear algebra and graph theory, making the book suitable for introductory courses in combinatorial optimization at the upper undergraduate and beginning graduate levels. Discussions of advanced applications illustrate their potential for future application in research in approximation algorithms.

Author : Vangelis Th. Paschos
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 450 pages
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Release : 2014-09-15
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781848216587

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Applications of Combinatorial Optimization by Vangelis Th. Paschos Pdf

Combinatorial optimization is a multidisciplinary scientific area, lying in the interface of three major scientific domains: mathematics, theoretical computer science and management. The three volumes of the Combinatorial Optimization series aim to cover a wide range of topics in this area. These topics also deal with fundamental notions and approaches as with several classical applications of combinatorial optimization. Concepts of Combinatorial Optimization, is divided into three parts: - On the complexity of combinatorial optimization problems, presenting basics about worst-case and randomized complexity; - Classical solution methods, presenting the two most-known methods for solving hard combinatorial optimization problems, that are Branch-and-Bound and Dynamic Programming; - Elements from mathematical programming, presenting fundamentals from mathematical programming based methods that are in the heart of Operations Research since the origins of this field.

Author : Dingzhu Du,Panos M. Pardalos
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 808 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 0792350189

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Handbook of combinatorial optimization. 1 by Dingzhu Du,Panos M. Pardalos Pdf

The first of a multi-volume set, which deals with several algorithmic approaches for discrete problems as well as many combinatorial problems. It is addressed to researchers in discrete optimization, and to all scientists who use combinatorial optimization methods to model and solve problems.

Author : Vašek Chvátal
Publisher : NATO SCIENCE FOR PEACE AND SEC
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Computers
ISBN : 160750717X

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Combinatorial Optimization by Vašek Chvátal Pdf

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Author : Jonathan L. Gross
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 664 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-19
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781584887447

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Combinatorial Methods with Computer Applications by Jonathan L. Gross Pdf

Combinatorial Methods with Computer Applications provides in-depth coverage of recurrences, generating functions, partitions, and permutations, along with some of the most interesting graph and network topics, design constructions, and finite geometries. Requiring only a foundation in discrete mathematics, it can serve as the textbook in a combinat

Author : Bernard Roy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:251777154

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Combinatorial Programming by Bernard Roy Pdf

Author : Rafael Martí,Gerhard Reinelt
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2011-01-03
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783642167294

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The Linear Ordering Problem by Rafael Martí,Gerhard Reinelt Pdf

Faced with the challenge of solving the hard optimization problems that abound in the real world, existing methods often encounter great difficulties. Important applications in business, engineering or economics cannot be tackled by the techniques that have formed the predominant focus of academic research throughout the past three decades. Exact and heuristic approaches are dramatically changing our ability to solve problems of practical significance and are extending the frontier of problems that can be handled effectively. This monograph details state-of-the-art optimization methods, both exact and heuristic, for the LOP. The authors employ the LOP to illustrate contemporary optimization technologies as well as how to design successful implementations of exact and heuristic procedures. Therefore, they do not limit the scope of this book to the LOP, but on the contrary, provide the reader with the background and practical strategies in optimization to tackle different combinatorial problems.

Author : Ding-Zhu Du,Panos M. Pardalos
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 2410 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2013-12-01
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781461303039

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Handbook of Combinatorial Optimization by Ding-Zhu Du,Panos M. Pardalos Pdf

Combinatorial (or discrete) optimization is one of the most active fields in the interface of operations research, computer science, and applied math ematics. Combinatorial optimization problems arise in various applications, including communications network design, VLSI design, machine vision, air line crew scheduling, corporate planning, computer-aided design and man ufacturing, database query design, cellular telephone frequency assignment, constraint directed reasoning, and computational biology. Furthermore, combinatorial optimization problems occur in many diverse areas such as linear and integer programming, graph theory, artificial intelligence, and number theory. All these problems, when formulated mathematically as the minimization or maximization of a certain function defined on some domain, have a commonality of discreteness. Historically, combinatorial optimization starts with linear programming. Linear programming has an entire range of important applications including production planning and distribution, personnel assignment, finance, alloca tion of economic resources, circuit simulation, and control systems. Leonid Kantorovich and Tjalling Koopmans received the Nobel Prize (1975) for their work on the optimal allocation of resources. Two important discover ies, the ellipsoid method (1979) and interior point approaches (1984) both provide polynomial time algorithms for linear programming. These algo rithms have had a profound effect in combinatorial optimization. Many polynomial-time solvable combinatorial optimization problems are special cases of linear programming (e.g. matching and maximum flow). In addi tion, linear programming relaxations are often the basis for many approxi mation algorithms for solving NP-hard problems (e.g. dual heuristics).

Author : Hassan AbouEisha,Talha Amin,Igor Chikalov,Shahid Hussain,Mikhail Moshkov
Publisher : Springer
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2018-05-22
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783319918396

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Extensions of Dynamic Programming for Combinatorial Optimization and Data Mining by Hassan AbouEisha,Talha Amin,Igor Chikalov,Shahid Hussain,Mikhail Moshkov Pdf

Dynamic programming is an efficient technique for solving optimization problems. It is based on breaking the initial problem down into simpler ones and solving these sub-problems, beginning with the simplest ones. A conventional dynamic programming algorithm returns an optimal object from a given set of objects. This book develops extensions of dynamic programming, enabling us to (i) describe the set of objects under consideration; (ii) perform a multi-stage optimization of objects relative to different criteria; (iii) count the number of optimal objects; (iv) find the set of Pareto optimal points for bi-criteria optimization problems; and (v) to study relationships between two criteria. It considers various applications, including optimization of decision trees and decision rule systems as algorithms for problem solving, as ways for knowledge representation, and as classifiers; optimization of element partition trees for rectangular meshes, which are used in finite element methods for solving PDEs; and multi-stage optimization for such classic combinatorial optimization problems as matrix chain multiplication, binary search trees, global sequence alignment, and shortest paths. The results presented are useful for researchers in combinatorial optimization, data mining, knowledge discovery, machine learning, and finite element methods, especially those working in rough set theory, test theory, logical analysis of data, and PDE solvers. This book can be used as the basis for graduate courses.

Author : Mehdi Toloo,Siamak Talatahari,Iman Rahimi
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2022-02-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780128238004

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Multi-Objective Combinatorial Optimization Problems and Solution Methods by Mehdi Toloo,Siamak Talatahari,Iman Rahimi Pdf

Multi-Objective Combinatorial Optimization Problems and Solution Methods discusses the results of a recent multi-objective combinatorial optimization achievement that considered metaheuristic, mathematical programming, heuristic, hyper heuristic and hybrid approaches. In other words, the book presents various multi-objective combinatorial optimization issues that may benefit from different methods in theory and practice. Combinatorial optimization problems appear in a wide range of applications in operations research, engineering, biological sciences and computer science, hence many optimization approaches have been developed that link the discrete universe to the continuous universe through geometric, analytic and algebraic techniques. This book covers this important topic as computational optimization has become increasingly popular as design optimization and its applications in engineering and industry have become ever more important due to more stringent design requirements in modern engineering practice. Presents a collection of the most up-to-date research, providing a complete overview of multi-objective combinatorial optimization problems and applications Introduces new approaches to handle different engineering and science problems, providing the field with a collection of related research not already covered in the primary literature Demonstrates the efficiency and power of the various algorithms, problems and solutions, including numerous examples that illustrate concepts and algorithms

Author : B. Roy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:928929777

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Combinatorial Programming by B. Roy Pdf