Computational Results on Quadratic Functional Model for the Tokens of Nuclear Safety

Joseph Olorunju Omolehin, Lukuman Aminu, Kamilu Rauf

Department of Mathematics, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria.

DOI: 10.4236/ajcm.2013.31002                

Abstract

In this work, Nuclear Reactor safety was modeled inform of quadratic functional. The nuclear tokens are structured and used as elements of the control matrix operator in our quadratic functional. The numerical results obtained through Conjugate Gradient Method (CGM) algorithm identify the optimal level of safety required for Nuclear Reactor construction at any particular situation.

Keywords

Control Operator; Nuclear Tokens; CGM Algorithm; Optimal

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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