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Let $X_{1},X_{2},\ldots ,X_{n}$ be independent random variables. Given the moments $EX_{j}^{s}$ (s = 1, 2,...,m), (j = 1, 2,...,n), the joint distribution function of ...

This paper is concerned with the determination of tight lower and upper bounds on the expectation of a convex function of a random variable. The classic bounds are those of Jensen and ...

Discrete combinatorial optimization has a central role in many scientific disciplines, however, for hard problems we lack linear time algorithms that would allow us to solve very large instances.