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Inhalt
1 Global Optimization: An Overview.- 1. Global Optimization Theory: General Concepts.- 2. Global Optimization Methods.- 2. Global Random Search.- 3. Main Concepts and Approaches of Global Random Search.- 4. Statistical Inference in Global Random Search.- 5. Methods of Generations.- 6. Random Search Algorithms for Solving Specific Problems.- 3. Auxiliary Results.- 7. Statistical Inference for the Bounds of Random Variables.- 8. Several Problems Connected with Global Random Search.- References.