This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract In this paper we propose a new local quasi-Newton method to solve the equality constrained nonlinear programming problem. The pivotal feature ...

This paper develops a new algorithm for solving the general nonlinear programming problem that melds the flexible simplex search of Nelder and Mead with various additional rules to take care of ...

When studying for a doctoral degree (PhD), candidates submit a thesis that provides a critical review of the current state of knowledge of the thesis subject as well as the student’s own contributions ...