MINOS. A Large-Scale Nonlinear Programming System (For Problems With Linear Constraints). User's Guide.

Abstract : MINOS is a Fortran program designed to minimize a linear or nonlinear function subject to linear constraints, where the constraint matrix is in general assumed to be large and sparse. The User's Guide contains an overview of the MINOS System, including descriptions of the theoretical algorithms as well as the details of implementation. The Guide also provides complete instructions for the use of MINOS, and illustrates the diversity of application by several examples. (Author)