The Basic George B. Dantzig

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Stanford University Press, 2003 - 378 pàgines
The late George B. Dantzig , widely known as the father of linear programming, was a major influence in mathematics, operations research, and economics. As Professor Emeritus at Stanford University, he continued his decades of research on linear programming and related subjects. Dantzig was awarded eight honorary doctorates, the National Medal of Science, and the John von Neumann Theory Prize from the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences.

The 24 chapters of this volume highlight the amazing breadth and enduring influence of Dantzig's research. Short, non-technical summaries at the opening of each major section introduce a specific research area and discuss the current significance of Dantzig's work in that field. Among the topics covered are mathematical statistics, the Simplex Method of linear programming, economic modeling, network optimization, and nonlinear programming. The book also includes a complete bibliography of Dantzig's writings.
 

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Mathematical Statistics
1
The Simplex Method of Linear Programming
19
The generalized simplex method for minimizing a linear
33
LargeScale Linear Programming
45
Decomposition principle for linear programs
61
Generalized upper bounding techniques
72
Special Applications and Economic Modeling
89
A linear programming approach to the chemical equilibrium
98
Multistage stochastic linear programs for portfolio
180
Network Optimization
201
On the maxflow mincut theorem of networks
225
On the shortest route through a network
232
Integer Linear Programming and Linear Inequalities
237
FourierMotzkin elimination and its dual
255
On the continuity of the minimum set of a continuous
276
Complementarity Problems
305

Formulating an objective for an economy
105
Linear Programming under Uncertainty
129
On the solution of twostage linear programs under
143
Parallel processors for planning under uncertainty
157
A generalization of the linear complementarity problem
328
Editors Notes
341
Index
367
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Richard W. Cottle is Professor of Management Science and Engineering at Stanford University.

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