Optimization and Operations Research: Proceedings of a Conference held at Oberwolfach, July 27 - August 2, 1975 (Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems)

W.Oettli and K.Ritter:

ISBN 10: 3540076166 / ISBN 13: 9783540076162

Published by Springer 01.02.1976., 1976

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nice book ex Library Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550 Auflage: Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1976.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Optimization and Operations Research: Proceedings of a Conference held at Oberwolfach, July 27 - August 2, 1975 (Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems)
• Publisher: Springer 01.02.1976.
• Publication Date: 1976
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3540076166
• ISBN 13: 9783540076162
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Gut
• Weight: 550 grams
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

The variable metric algorithm is widely recognised as one of the most efficient ways of solving the following problem:- Locate x* a local minimum point n ( 1) of f(x) x E R Considerable attention has been given to the study of the convergence prop- ties of this algorithm especially for the case where analytic expressions are avai- ble for the derivatives g. = af/ax. i 1 ••• n • (2) ~ ~ In particular we shall mention the results of Wolfe (1969) and Powell (1972), (1975). Wolfe established general conditions under which a descent algorithm will converge to a stationary point and Powell showed that two particular very efficient algorithms that cannot be shown to satisfy \,olfe's conditions do in fact converge to the minimum of convex functions under certain conditions. These results will be st- ed more completely in Section 2. In most practical problems analytic expressions for the gradient vector g (Equ. 2) are not available and numerical derivatives are subject to truncation error. In Section 3 we shall consider the effects of these errors on Wolfe's convergent prop- ties and will discuss possible modifications of the algorithms to make them reliable in these circumstances. The effects of rounding error are considered in Section 4, whilst in Section 5 these thoughts are extended to include the case of on-line fu- tion minimisation where each function evaluation is subject to random noise.