One of the most efficient penalty based methods to solve constrained optimization problems is the augmented Lagrangian algorithm. This paper presents a constrained optimization algorithm to solve continuous constrained global optimization problems. The proposed algorithm integrates the benefit...

We provide a detailed study of the phenomenology of orbifold compactifications of the heterotic string within the context of supergravity effective theories. Our investigation focuses on those models where the soft Lagrangian is dominated by loop contributions to the various soft supersymmetry...