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Nonlinear objectives, nonlinear constraints, non-convex objective, non-convex feasible region.

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Finding a point maximizing the minimal distance to a set of points

"Do you have any pointers to more recent works on the generalization to higher dimensions?" Xie, Yulai, Jack Snoeyink, and Jinhui Xu. "Efficient algorithm for approximating maximum inscribed spher …
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Discrete optimization problem

Nice question. Here I just mention an interesting idea used in this GIS StackExchange posting by whuber (William Huber): Find $n$ clusters among your $N$ points, and take the center of those clusters …
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Optimal covering of line subsegments using a given set of disks

This will be a high-level suggestion, and definitely not optimal. First, execute a sweepline algorithm to detect all the points of intersections between segments and circles. Then for each segment, r …
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Distance between two sets

This may help, as it applies to "arbitrary compact convex sets" in $\mathbb{R}^n$, although primarily applied to polytopes: Llanas, B., M. Fernández de Sevilla, and V. Feliú. "An iterative algorithm …
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Calculating the Upper Bound on the Sphere Radius of Knotted Channel Surfaces

Jason Cantarella has studied this problem extensively, and written several papers on the topic. See his Octrope webpage: Octrope is a library for quickly finding the thickness or ropelength of pol …
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Find minimum-area ellipse which encloses two ellipses

Below is an example to illustrate Will Jagy's solution. (Caveat lector: I did not preserve scale from image to image.) First, it is no loss of generality to rotate so that one ellipse $E_1$ has its ma …
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Resource Constrained Routing with Refueling

Here are three sources. The 2nd paper is recent (2012) and its literature review may be helpful. The 3rd is a 2013 PhD dissertation that incorporates traffic congestion. (1) Lin, Shieu-Hong. "Find …
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