From Local to Global Optimization (Nonconvex Optimization and Its Applications-Vol. 53) Book

	Preface
	Hoang Tuy: An Appreciation
1	Convex Global Underestimation for Molecular Structure Prediction	1
2	Bayesian Heuristic Approach (BHA) and Applications to Discrete Optimization	19
3	A Finite Branch-and-Bound Method for Bilinear Hydro Power Scheduling	49
4	Two Examples of Global Optimization by Means of Local Techniques	69
5	Modelling techniques for nonlinear pooling problems	85
6	Optimization and Hierarchies for Lumped Distributed Networks	105
7	n Tuy's 1964 Cone Splitting Algorithm for Concave Minimization	133
8	The [alpha]BB Global Optimization Algorithm for Nonconvex Problems: An Overview	155
9	Infimum of Polynomials and Singularity at Infinity	187
10	Solving Global Optimization Problems with BARON	205
11	D. C. Programming Approach to the Multidimensional Scaling Problem	231
12	On Minimization of Sums of Heterogeneous Quadratic Functions on Stiefel Manifolds	277
13	A Nonlinear Lagrangian Function for Discrete Optimization Problems	291
14	Local and Global Behavior of Moving Polytope Algorithms	305
15	Relational Complementarity Problem	327
	References	337