Neural Networks in Optimization [electronic resource] /

People are facing more and more NP-complete or NP-hard problems of a combinatorial nature and of a continuous nature in economic, military and management practice. There are two ways in which one can enhance the efficiency of searching for the solutions of these problems. The first is to improve the speed and memory capacity of hardware. We all have witnessed the computer industry's amazing achievements with hardware and software developments over the last twenty years. On one hand many computers, bought only a few years ago, are being sent to elementary schools for children to learn the ABC's of computing. On the other hand, with economic, scientific and military developments, it seems that the increase of intricacy and the size of newly arising problems have no end. We all realize then that the second way, to design good algorithms, will definitely compensate for the hardware limitations in the case of complicated problems. It is the collective and parallel computation property of artificial neural net­ works that has activated the enthusiasm of researchers in the field of computer science and applied mathematics. It is hard to say that artificial neural networks are solvers of the above-mentioned dilemma, but at least they throw some new light on the difficulties we face. We not only anticipate that there will be neural computers with intelligence but we also believe that the research results of artificial neural networks might lead to new algorithms on von Neumann's computers.

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Main Authors: Zhang, Xiang-Sun. author., SpringerLink (Online service)
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Published: Boston, MA : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2000
Subjects:Physics., Operations research., Decision making., Computers., Algorithms., Mathematical optimization., Statistical physics., Dynamical systems., Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity., Operation Research/Decision Theory., Theory of Computation., Optimization.,
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Decision making.
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Decision making.
Computers.
Algorithms.
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Mathematical optimization.
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Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity.
Operation Research/Decision Theory.
Theory of Computation.
Optimization.
Algorithms.
Physics.
Operations research.
Decision making.
Computers.
Algorithms.
Mathematical optimization.
Statistical physics.
Dynamical systems.
Physics.
Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity.
Operation Research/Decision Theory.
Theory of Computation.
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Zhang, Xiang-Sun. author.
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Neural Networks in Optimization [electronic resource] /
description People are facing more and more NP-complete or NP-hard problems of a combinatorial nature and of a continuous nature in economic, military and management practice. There are two ways in which one can enhance the efficiency of searching for the solutions of these problems. The first is to improve the speed and memory capacity of hardware. We all have witnessed the computer industry's amazing achievements with hardware and software developments over the last twenty years. On one hand many computers, bought only a few years ago, are being sent to elementary schools for children to learn the ABC's of computing. On the other hand, with economic, scientific and military developments, it seems that the increase of intricacy and the size of newly arising problems have no end. We all realize then that the second way, to design good algorithms, will definitely compensate for the hardware limitations in the case of complicated problems. It is the collective and parallel computation property of artificial neural net­ works that has activated the enthusiasm of researchers in the field of computer science and applied mathematics. It is hard to say that artificial neural networks are solvers of the above-mentioned dilemma, but at least they throw some new light on the difficulties we face. We not only anticipate that there will be neural computers with intelligence but we also believe that the research results of artificial neural networks might lead to new algorithms on von Neumann's computers.
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spelling KOHA-OAI-TEST:1802002018-07-30T22:59:56ZNeural Networks in Optimization [electronic resource] / Zhang, Xiang-Sun. author. SpringerLink (Online service) textBoston, MA : Springer US : Imprint: Springer,2000.engPeople are facing more and more NP-complete or NP-hard problems of a combinatorial nature and of a continuous nature in economic, military and management practice. There are two ways in which one can enhance the efficiency of searching for the solutions of these problems. The first is to improve the speed and memory capacity of hardware. We all have witnessed the computer industry's amazing achievements with hardware and software developments over the last twenty years. On one hand many computers, bought only a few years ago, are being sent to elementary schools for children to learn the ABC's of computing. On the other hand, with economic, scientific and military developments, it seems that the increase of intricacy and the size of newly arising problems have no end. We all realize then that the second way, to design good algorithms, will definitely compensate for the hardware limitations in the case of complicated problems. It is the collective and parallel computation property of artificial neural net­ works that has activated the enthusiasm of researchers in the field of computer science and applied mathematics. It is hard to say that artificial neural networks are solvers of the above-mentioned dilemma, but at least they throw some new light on the difficulties we face. We not only anticipate that there will be neural computers with intelligence but we also believe that the research results of artificial neural networks might lead to new algorithms on von Neumann's computers.1. Preliminaries -- 2. Introduction to Mathematical Programming -- 3. Unconstrained Nonlinear Programming -- 4. Constrained Nonlinear Programming -- 5. Introduction to Artificial Neural Network -- 6. Feedforward Neural Networks -- 7. Feedback Neural Networks -- 8. Self-Organized Neural Networks -- 9. NN Models for Combinatorial Problems -- 10. NN for Quadratic Programming Problems -- 11. NN for General Nonlinear Programming -- 12. NN for Linear Programming -- 13. A Review on NN for Continuious Optimization -- References.People are facing more and more NP-complete or NP-hard problems of a combinatorial nature and of a continuous nature in economic, military and management practice. There are two ways in which one can enhance the efficiency of searching for the solutions of these problems. The first is to improve the speed and memory capacity of hardware. We all have witnessed the computer industry's amazing achievements with hardware and software developments over the last twenty years. On one hand many computers, bought only a few years ago, are being sent to elementary schools for children to learn the ABC's of computing. On the other hand, with economic, scientific and military developments, it seems that the increase of intricacy and the size of newly arising problems have no end. We all realize then that the second way, to design good algorithms, will definitely compensate for the hardware limitations in the case of complicated problems. It is the collective and parallel computation property of artificial neural net­ works that has activated the enthusiasm of researchers in the field of computer science and applied mathematics. It is hard to say that artificial neural networks are solvers of the above-mentioned dilemma, but at least they throw some new light on the difficulties we face. We not only anticipate that there will be neural computers with intelligence but we also believe that the research results of artificial neural networks might lead to new algorithms on von Neumann's computers.Physics.Operations research.Decision making.Computers.Algorithms.Mathematical optimization.Statistical physics.Dynamical systems.Physics.Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity.Operation Research/Decision Theory.Theory of Computation.Optimization.Algorithms.Springer eBookshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-3167-5URN:ISBN:9781475731675