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Computable error bounds for nonlinear programming

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This paper presents a method for obtaining computable bounds for the error in an approximate Kuhn—Tucker point of a nonlinear program. Techniques of interval analysis are employed to compute the error bounds.

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Sponsored by the United States Army under Contract No. DA-31-124-ARO-D-462.

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Robinson, S.M. Computable error bounds for nonlinear programming. Mathematical Programming 5, 235–242 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01580124

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