Integral Global Optimization: Theory, Implementation and Applications

by Chew Soo Hong, Zheng Quan

This book treats the subject of global optimization with minimal restrictions on the behavior on the objective functions. In particular, optimal conditions were developed for a class of noncontinuous functions characterized by their having level sets that are robust. The integration-based approach contrasts with existing approaches which require some degree of convexity or differentiability of the objective function. Some computational results on a personal computer are presented.

186 pages, Paperback

First published February 24, 1988