BRST
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BRST may refer to:
- BRST formalism and quantizationBRST quantizationIn theoretical physics, BRST quantization is a relatively rigorous mathematical approach to quantizing a field theory with a gauge symmetry...
in Yang-Mills theories - Big Red Switch Time (or Big Red Switch Treatment), computer jargon for switching your computer off, when all other options for a more elegant shutdown have been exhausted. The term is derived from the 'Big Red Switches'Big red buttonA big red button , sometimes called a big red switch , is a real or fictional button with various functions. The purpose of being big and red is for its quick identification and actuation...
on the original IBM PC - BRST algorithmBRST algorithmBoender-Rinnooy-Stougie-Timmer algorithm is an optimization algorithm suitable for finding global optimum of black box functions. In their paper Boender et al. describe their method as a stochastic method involving a combination of sampling, clustering and local search, terminating with a range...
, stochastic optimization algorithm - BRST, stock symbol for Burst.com
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