Stochastic Recursive Algorithms for Optimization:

Simultaneous Perturbation Methods

S. Bhatnagar, H.L. Prasad, L.A. Prashanth

Stochastic Recursive Algorithms for Optimization: Simultaneous Perturbation Methods
Series: Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences, Vol. 434, 302 pages, 2013
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