Transformation of quasiconvex functions to eliminate local minima

DOI10.1007/s10957-018-1223-7zbMath1404.90100OpenAlexW2792721815MaRDI QIDQ1637350

Loai Shaalan, Suliman Al-Homidan, Nicolas Hadjisavvas

Publication date: 8 June 2018

Published in: Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10957-018-1223-7

zbMATH Keywords

generalized convexityquasiconvex functionnormal operatoradjusted sublevel sets

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Nonconvex programming, global optimization (90C26) Nonlinear programming (90C30) Convexity of real functions in one variable, generalizations (26A51) Convexity of real functions of several variables, generalizations (26B25)

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