Bilevel optimization is a vital field of active research. Depending on its formulation it is part of
nonsmooth or nondifferentiable optimization, conic programming, optimization with …

The Brazilian power-market design features were based on the system's physical and
economic characteristics in the'90s. However, some of the approximations and assumptions …

A comprehensive, self-contained survey of the theory and applications of differential games,
one of the most commonly used tools for modelling and analysing economics and …

An excellent financial research tool, this classic focuses on the methods of solving
continuous time problems. The two-part treatment covers closely related approaches to the …

Game theory is the theory of social situations, and the majority of research into the topic
focuses on how groups of people interact by developing formulas and algorithms to identify …

Numerical Optimization presents a comprehensive and up-to-date description of the most
effective methods in continuous optimization. It responds to the growing interest in …

Pollution is a by-product of production, is only gradually dissolved by the environment, and
crosses national borders. The market outcome ignores the adverse effects of pollution and …

Two concepts of brand loyalty are defined,“inertial” brand loyalty resulting from time lags in
awareness, and “cost-based” brand loyalty resulting from intertemporal utility effects. Their …

The landscape of cyber security has been reformed dramatically by the recently emerging
Advanced Persistent Threat (APT). It is uniquely featured by the stealthy, continuous …

The Etruscan Brontoscopic Calendar is a rare document of omens foretold by thunder. It
long lay hidden, embedded in a Greek translation within a Byzantine treatise from the age of …