An algorithm for scaling matrices: notes on linear programming and extensions-part 58.
ResearchPublished 1962
ResearchPublished 1962
An algorithm for optimal "matrix scaling"- multiplying rows and columns of a rectangular matrix by different factors so as to optimize its condition. The method is expected to improve the compu-tational solution of linear programming problems.
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