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Finite Dimensional Convexity and Optimization: 13 (Studies in Economic Theory, 13) - Hardcover

Book 9 of 29: Studies in Economic Theory

Florenzano, Monique; Le Van, Cuong

 
9783540415169: Finite Dimensional Convexity and Optimization: 13 (Studies in Economic Theory, 13)

Synopsis

This book discusses convex analysis, the basic underlying structure of argumentation in economic theory. Convex analysis is also common to the optimization of problems encountered in many applications. The text is aimed at senior undergraduate students, graduate students, and specialists of mathematical programming who are undertaking research into applied mathematics and economics. The text consists of a systematic development in eight chapters, and contains exercises. The book is appropriate as a class text or for self-study.

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The primary aim of this book is to present notions of convex analysis which constitute the basic underlying structure of argumentation in economic theory and which are common to optimization problems encountered in many applications. The intended readers are graduate students, and specialists of mathematical programming whose research fields are applied mathematics and economics. The text consists of a systematic development in eight chapters, with guided exercises containing sometimes significant and useful additional results. The book is appropriate as a class text, or for self-study.

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