Accession Number:

AD0752107

Title:

An Existence Theorem for Penalty Function Theory,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

NORTH CAROLINA UNIV CHAPEL HILL DEPT OF STATISTICS

Personal Author(s):

• Evans,J. P.
• Gould,F. J.

Report Date:

1972-10-01

Pagination or Media Count:

17.0

Abstract:

A necessary condition is presented for the existence of global maxima of penalty functions without a barrier. This conditions with one additional restriction is proved to be sufficient. Author

Descriptors:

• (*NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING
• ALGORITHMS)
• OPTIMIZATION
• THEOREMS

Subject Categories:

• Operations Research

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE