Download or read book Mathematical Theory of Optimization written by Ding-Zhu Du and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2001-10-31 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an introduction to the mathematical theory of optimization. It emphasizes the convergence theory of nonlinear optimization algorithms and applications of nonlinear optimization to combinatorial optimization. Mathematical Theory of Optimization includes recent developments in global convergence, the Powell conjecture, semidefinite programming, and relaxation techniques for designs of approximation solutions of combinatorial optimization problems.