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The eight queens puzzle is a special case of the more general n queens problem of placing n non-attacking queens on an n × n chessboard. Solutions exist for all natural numbers n with the exception of n = 2 and n = 3. Although the exact number of solutions is only known for n ≤ 27, the asymptotic growth rate of the number of solutions is ...
Constraint programming. Constraint programming (CP) [1] is a paradigm for solving combinatorial problems that draws on a wide range of techniques from artificial intelligence, computer science, and operations research. In constraint programming, users declaratively state the constraints on the feasible solutions for a set of decision variables.
A system of linear inequalities defines a polytope as a feasible region. The simplex algorithm begins at a starting vertex and moves along the edges of the polytope until it reaches the vertex of the optimal solution. Polyhedron of simplex algorithm in 3D. The simplex algorithm operates on linear programs in the canonical form.
A facility location problem is the problem of deciding where a given public facility (e.g. a school or a power station) should be placed. This problem has been studied from various angles. Optimal facility location is an optimization problem: deciding where to place the facility in order to minimize transportation costs while considering ...
e. In mathematics, an ordinary differential equation ( ODE) is a differential equation (DE) dependent on only a single independent variable. As with other DE, its unknown (s) consists of one (or more) function (s) and involves the derivatives of those functions. [1] The term "ordinary" is used in contrast with partial differential equations ...
The condition number is derived from the theory of propagation of uncertainty, and is formally defined as the value of the asymptotic worst-case relative change in output for a relative change in input. The "function" is the solution of a problem and the "arguments" are the data in the problem. The condition number is frequently applied to ...
A map generated by a SLAM Robot. Simultaneous localization and mapping ( SLAM) is the computational problem of constructing or updating a map of an unknown environment while simultaneously keeping track of an agent 's location within it. While this initially appears to be a chicken or the egg problem, there are several algorithms known to solve ...
Sequential quadratic programming. Sequential quadratic programming ( SQP) is an iterative method for constrained nonlinear optimization which may be considered a quasi-Newton method. SQP methods are used on mathematical problems for which the objective function and the constraints are twice continuously differentiable, but not necessarily convex.