Advances in Applied Mathematics and Global Optimization: In Honor of Gilbert Strang

Maximum Flows and Minimum Cuts in the Plane.- Variational Principles and Residual Bounds for Nonpotential Equations.- Adaptive Finite Element Solution of Variational Inequalities with Application in Contact Problems.- Time-Frequency Analysis of Brain Neurodynamics.- Nonconvex Optimization for Communication Networks.- Multilevel (Hierarchical) Optimization: Complexity Issues, Optimality Conditions, Algorithms.- Central Path Curvature and Iteration-Complexity for Redundant Klee-Minty Cubes.- Canonical Duality Theory: Connections between Nonconvex Mechanics and Global Optimization.- Quantum Computation and Quantum Operations.- Ekeland Duality as a Paradigm.- Global Optimization in Practice:State of the Art and Perspectives.- Two-Stage Stochastic Mixed-Integer Programs: Algorithms and Insights.- Dualistic Riemannian Manifold Structure Induced from Convex Functions.- NMR Quantum Computing.