The interior-point revolution in optimization: History, recent developments, and lasting consequences

Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 39-56

  Wright, Margaret H ^a  

^a POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 13544264699     PISSN: 02730979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1090/S0273-0979-04-01040-7     Document Type: Article

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