Advances in Applied Mathematics and Global Optimization

2. Maximum Flows and Minimum Cuts in the Plane
Gilbert Strang

3. Variational Principles and Residual Bounds for Nonpotential Equations
Giles Auchmuty

4. Adaptive Finite Element Solution of Variational Inequalities with Application in Contact Problems
Viorel Bostan, Weimin Han

5. Time—Frequency Analysis of Brain Neurodynamics
W. Art Chaovalitwongse, W. Suharitdamrong, P.M. Pardalos

6. Nonconvex Optimization for Communication Networks
Mung Chiang

7. Multilevel (Hierarchical) Optimization: Complexity Issues, Optimality Conditions, Algorithms
Altannar Chinchuluun, Panos M. Pardalos, Hong-Xuan Huang

8. Central Path Curvature and Iteration-Complexity for Redundant Klee—Minty Cubes
Antoine Deza, Tamás Terlaky, Yuriy Zinchenko

9. Canonical Duality Theory: Connections between Nonconvex Mechanics and Global Optimization
David Y. Gao, Hanif D. Sherali

10. Quantum Computation and Quantum Operations
Stan Gudder

11. Ekeland Duality as a Paradigm
Jean-Paul Penot

12. Global Optimization in Practice:State of the Art and Perspectives
János D. Pint´er

13. Two-Stage Stochastic Mixed-Integer Programs: Algorithms and Insights
Hanif D. Sherali, Xiaomei Zhu

14. Dualistic Riemannian Manifold Structure Induced from Convex Functions
Jun Zhang, Hiroshi Matsuzoe

15. NMR Quantum Computing
Zhigang Zhang, Goong Chen, Zijian Diao, Philip R. Hemmer

Keywords: Mathematics, Mathematical Software, Computational Mathematics and Numerical Analysis, Mechanical Engineering, Calculus of Variations and Optimal Control, Optimization