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Solving Global Optimization Problems with Baron

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From Local to Global Optimization

Part of the book series: Nonconvex Optimization and Its Applications ((NOIA,volume 53))

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The purpose of this paper is to report our progress to date towards the development of a general purpose global optimization system. The system has evolved from a 1800 line code initially written in the GAMS modeling language to a more than 30,000 line code written in FORTRAN and C. It provides eleven modules for the solution of structured global optimization problems, a parser for inputing and solving factorable nonlinear programs, and a core component for maintaining the branch and bound data structures of arbitrary nonconvex problems.

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  1. Sabre Decision Technologies, 1 E. Kirkwood Dr., Southlake, TX, 76092, USA

    Vinay Ghildyal

  2. Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 600 South Mathews Avenue, Urbana, Illinois, 61801, USA

    Nikolaos V. Sahinidis

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  1. Technical University of Crete, Chania, Crete, Greece

    Athanasios Migdalas

  2. University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA

    Panos M. Pardalos

  3. Linköping University, Norrköping, Sweden

    Peter Värbrand

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Ghildyal, V., Sahinidis, N.V. (2001). Solving Global Optimization Problems with Baron. In: Migdalas, A., Pardalos, P.M., Värbrand, P. (eds) From Local to Global Optimization. Nonconvex Optimization and Its Applications, vol 53. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-5284-7_10

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