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Method to solve optimization problems

Linear programming (LP), also called linear optimization, is a method to achieve the best outcome in a mathematical model whose requirements and objective are represented by linear relationships. Linear programming is a special case of mathematical programming. Wikipedia →

🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path

  1. Read the overview: Linear programmingA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: Trajectory Optimization for High-Speed Trains via a Mixed Integer Linear Programming ApproachInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: Operations researchThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: On the implementation of an interior-point filter line-search algorithm for large-scale nonlinear programmingCited 8,521 times
  5. Go sideways: Simplex algorithmA closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: Basic feasible solutionA closely related topic

📖 Definitions

Noun The branch of mathematics concerned with the minimization or maximization of a linear function of several variables and inequalities; used in many branches of industry to minimize costs or maximize production.

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📚 Books worth reading

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