RETRACTED: Double well potential function and its optimization in the n-dimensional real space: part I:

The following article has been included in a multiple retraction:Double Well Potential Function and Its Optimization in The n-dimensional Real Space. Part I; Shu-Cherng Fang, David Y Gao, Gang-Xuan Lin, Ruey-Lin Sheu, Wen-Xun Xing.http://mms.sagepub.com/content/early/2015/02/24/1081286514566704.abstractIn 2015 SAGE were made aware of concerns regarding the Special Issue of Mathematics & Mechanics of Solids on Advances in Canonical Duality Theory, guest-edited by Professor David Gao.At the request of the Guest Editor, the Special Issue has been retracted, due to conflict of interest regarding Professor Gao’s role as Guest Editor and co-author on a number of submitted papers. In addition the peer review process was less rigorous than the journal requires. The Guest Editor takes full responsibility for the retraction.The following articles that were due to appear in the Special Issue have therefore been retracted:Canonical Duality-Triality: Bridge between Nonconvex Analysis/Mechanics and Global Optimization ...