© 1970 by British Computer Society
A new method for the optimization of a nonlinear function subject to nonlinear constraints

1 Chemistry Division, Atomic Energy Board, Private Bag 256, Pretoria, South Africa, 2 Physics Division, Atomic Energy Board, Private Bag 256, Pretoria, South Africa
A new method is presented for the optimization of a nonlinear function subject to nonlinear constraints. The required computational effort depends mainly on the total number of variable, and is comparable to that needed for unconstrained optimization. The method is thus very efficient, especially when dealing with functions of a large number of variables subject to relatively few constraints.
Received March 1969.
* Chemistry Division, Atomic Energy Board, Private Bag 256, Pretoria, South Africa
Physics Division, Atomic Energy Board, Private Bag 256, Pretoria, South Africa