Radial basis function methods for global optimization

In many real world optimization problems it is essential or desirable to determine the global minimum of the objective function. The subject of this dissertation is a new class of methods that tackle such problems. In particular, we have in mind problems where function evaluations are expensive and...

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Main Author: Gutmann, H.-M.
Published: University of Cambridge 2002
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.599804