Approximation Theory and Optimization - Tributes to M. J. D. Powell

This celebration of Michael Powell's achievements in numerical analysis and optimisation is a collection of articles written by leading authorities. It forms a coherent volume for this important discipline within mathematics, with highly relevant applications throughout science and engineering. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Submitted talks; 1. M. J. D. Powell's contributions to numerical mathematics M. D. Buhmann and R. Fletcher; 2. MJDP-BCS industrial liaison: applications to defence science I. Barrodale and C. Zala; 3. On the Meir/Sharma/Hall/Meyer analysis of the spline interpolation error C. de Boor; 4. Asymptotically optimal approximation and numerical solutions of differential equations M. D. Buhmann, C. A. Micchelli and A. Ron; 5. On the convergence of derivative-free methods for unconstrained optimization A. R. Conn, K. Scheinberg and Ph. L. Toint; 6. Least squares fitting to univariate data subject to restrictions on the signs of the second differences I. C. Demetriou and M. J. D. Powell; 7. A framework for interpolation and approximation on Riemannian manifolds N. Dyn, F. J. Narcowich and J. D. Ward; 8. Dense factors of sparse matrices R. Fletcher; 9. Optimization environments and the NEOS Server W. Gropp and J. J. Moré; 10. New versions of qd for products of bidiagonals B. N. Parlett; 11. On adjusting parameters in homotopy methods for linear programming M. J. Todd.

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• Authors: M. D. (Eth Zentrum Buhmann, Martin D. Iserles Buhmann, Conference on Numerical Mathematics, M. J. D. Powell
• Assisted by: M. D. Buhmann (Editor), Martin D. Buhmann (Editor), A. Iserles (Editor), Arieh Iserles (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.11.1997
• EAN: 9780521581905
• ISBN: 978-0-521-58190-5
• No. of pages: 236
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Mathematics > Miscellaneous