00805nam a22001577a 4500040003600000082001300036100002300049245010000072260003500172300004900207500015100256502004000407502009300447546001200540650009500552 cRiphah International University a519bHAM aHamda Khan (16772) aOptimization by stochastic simulation and variational methodsbapplication to neutronic systems aIslamabadb(unpublished)c2020 axxvii, 156 p.b: ill., Col.,c; 30 cm.e+CD. aSubmitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics to the Faculty of Basic Sciences and Humanities aIncludes bibliographical references aThesis supervisor: Dr. Muhammad Yaqub Khan Thesis co-supervisor: Dr. Zafar Ullah Koreshi aEnglish aStatisticsvNeutronic systemsvNeutron transportvStochastic simulation vAlgorithmsvFBSH