Optimization

This book concerns the theory of optimal transport (OT) and its applications to solving problems in geometric optics. It is a self-contained presentation including a detailed analysis of the Monge problem, the Monge-Kantorovich problem, the transshipment problem, and the network flow problem. A chapter on Monge-Ampère measures is included containing also exercises. A detailed analysis of the Wasserstein metric is also carried out. For the applications to optics, the book describes the necessa

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Eugene Zak is an applied mathematician and enterprise-level software developer. He holds a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Russia, and received the INFORMS 2011 Edelman Prize in Operations Research and Analytics. His areas of expertise include mathematical modeling, optimization, and software design and development. Eugene has worked at Amazon, Alstom Grid, IBM, and a number of start-up companies.

Includes an extensive and unique variety of questions and exercises for students of  Principles of Microeconomics

Features multiple-choice questions, calculation exercises and open case studies

Open case studies will help readers apply the theories discussed in the textbook to real-world problems

Preface.- Chapter. 1. The Role of the DIRECT Algorithm in Derivative-Free Global Optimization.- Chapter. 2. Development of DIRECT-Type Algorithms.- Chapter. 3. Applications and Software.

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Menschen sind, egal ob im beruflichen oder im privaten Bereich ständig damit konfrontiert, Entscheidungen treffen zu müssen und es ist evident, dass es von Vorteil wäre, wenn es gelänge, möglichst viele gute und möglichst wenige schlechte Entscheidungen zu treffen. Die vorliegende Publikation widmet sich dieser Thematik aus einer deskriptiven und aus einer präskriptiven Sicht, wobei ökonomische, psychologische, neuro- und evolutionsbiologische Perspektiven eingenommen und sowohl analytisch-be