Wikimization:About

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We have designed an online creative outlet in Optimization.
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* Here is an online creative outlet in Optimization called [http://wikimization.org Wikimization];
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It is called [http://wikimization.org Wikimization.]<br>
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** An online repository for Optimization mathematics,
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An online repository for Optimization mathematics.
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** A place to collect and correct.
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The name is a meld of ''Wiki'' and ''Optimization.''
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* The name is a meld of ''Wiki'' and ''Optimization.''
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The site icon comes from proof of an equality between the
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** The site icon comes from proof of an equality between the [http://www.convexoptimization.com/TOOLS/DattorroLAA.pdf positive semidefinite cone and cone of Euclidean distance matrices].
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positive semidefinite cone and cone of Euclidean distance matrices.
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Wikimization's purpose is to provide a place on the web where knowledge about
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* Wikimization's purpose is to provide a place on the web where knowledge about any sort of mathematical Optimization may be deposited;
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any sort of mathematical Optimization may be deposited; ''e.g.'',
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** ''e.g.'', [[Linear matrix inequality]].
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[http://www.convexoptimization.com/wikimization/index.php/Farkas%27_lemma Farkas' Lemma].
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It can also be a great place to create and collaborate on papers because this Wiki understands both LaTeX and HTML;<br>
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* It can also be a great place to create and collaborate on papers because this Wiki understands both LaTeX and HTML;
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''i.e.'', multiple authors can work on the same paper anywhere there is Internet access.
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** ''i.e.'', multiple authors can work on the same paper anywhere there is Internet access.
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We hope to acquire the benefits of Wikipedia and eradicate its notorious faults:
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* We hope to acquire the benefits of Wikipedia and eradicate its notorious faults:
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The ability to enter mathematics in a style of LaTeX is a plus, for example, while indiscriminate reversion by random adolescents is eliminated.
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** The ability to enter mathematics in LaTeX is a plus, for example, while indiscriminate reversion by [http://www.ajr.org/Article.asp?id=4461 random adolescents] is eliminated.
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Here is a place you may disseminate ongoing research or established theory at any level
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* Here is a place you may disseminate ongoing research or established theory at any level from fundamental to esoteric:
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from fundamental to esoteric: definitive, biographical, historical, or even speculative.<br>
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** definitive,
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If desired, you may remain anonymous or establish ownership and authorship of your work.<br>
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** biographical,
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If desired, you may Protect pages from further edits.
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** historical,
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** or even speculative.
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* If desired, you may remain anonymous or establish ownership and authorship of your work.
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** A history buffer under the History tab for each page shows author (if you logged in) and date of each entry.
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** By pressing Compare Selected Versions, one can see what changes were made to a document all the way back to inception.
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** In this way, authors may claim conception of a particular idea.
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* If desired, you may '''Protect''' pages from further edits by becoming a ''Sysop.'' (Contact a [[Special:Listusers|Bureaucrat]].)
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We hope this Wikimization site becomes as valuable to students as it is to scholars or professionals, engineers and academics.
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* We hope this Wikimization site becomes as valuable to students as it is to scholars or professionals, engineers and academics.

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  • Here is an online creative outlet in Optimization called Wikimization;
    • An online repository for Optimization mathematics,
    • A place to collect and correct.
  • Wikimization's purpose is to provide a place on the web where knowledge about any sort of mathematical Optimization may be deposited;
  • It can also be a great place to create and collaborate on papers because this Wiki understands both LaTeX and HTML;
    • i.e., multiple authors can work on the same paper anywhere there is Internet access.
  • We hope to acquire the benefits of Wikipedia and eradicate its notorious faults:
    • The ability to enter mathematics in LaTeX is a plus, for example, while indiscriminate reversion by random adolescents is eliminated.
  • Here is a place you may disseminate ongoing research or established theory at any level from fundamental to esoteric:
    • definitive,
    • biographical,
    • historical,
    • or even speculative.
  • If desired, you may remain anonymous or establish ownership and authorship of your work.
    • A history buffer under the History tab for each page shows author (if you logged in) and date of each entry.
    • By pressing Compare Selected Versions, one can see what changes were made to a document all the way back to inception.
    • In this way, authors may claim conception of a particular idea.
  • If desired, you may Protect pages from further edits by becoming a Sysop. (Contact a Bureaucrat.)
  • We hope this Wikimization site becomes as valuable to students as it is to scholars or professionals, engineers and academics.
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