Global Optimization: From Theory to Implementation

Leo Liberti (editor), Nelson Maculan (editor)0387282602, 9780387282602

Most global optimization literature focuses on theory. This book, however, contains descriptions of new implementations of general-purpose or problem-specific global optimization algorithms. It discusses existing software packages from which the entire community can learn. The contributors are experts in the discipline of actually getting global optimization to work, and the book provides a source of ideas for people needing to implement global optimization software.