00982nam a22001937a 4500952011700000999001700117040003600134082001300170100002300183245010000206260003500306300004900341500015100390502004000541502009300581546001200674650009500686942000700781 00104071aRIUbRIUd2020-08-17eRiphah International Universityl0o519 HAMp51191r2020-08-17 00:00:00t1yTH c31195d31195 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(16772) aOptimization by stochastic simulation and variational methodsbapplication to neutronic systems aIslamabadb(unpublished)c2020 axxvii, 156 p.b: ill., Col.,c; 30 cm.e+CD.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 cTH