Numerical Analysis is too broad for this topic. The precise category should be: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical_optimization https://en.wikipedia.or

Numerical Analysis is too broad for this topic. The precise category should be: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical_optimization https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical_optimization The hierarchy of topics in this area: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Mathematical_optimization http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Mathematical_optimizat... This is also why Google is paying millions of dollars for a quantum computer. Being able to solve complex optimization problems efficiently almost partially translates to access to higher intelligence. http://googleresearch.blogspot.com/2013/05/launching-quantum-artificial.html http://googleresearch.blogspot.com/2013/05/launching-quantum...