Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gauss Pseudospectral Optimization Program


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   delete. PhilKnight (talk) 17:56, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

Gauss Pseudospectral Optimization Program

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 * plus several redirects. Note that lurking beneath the redirect at Gauss Pseudospectral Optimal Control Software is a complete, earlier and similar article. Anilvrao wanted this kept as a separate article but has not explained why.

The Gauss pseudospectral method is a pretty esoteric bit of mathematics. This piece of software is equally specialised. The article has been written by the principal developer of the program, Anil V. Rao. He himself admits that it is new and not yet notable. &mdash; RHaworth (Talk | contribs) 21:47, 13 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete per nomination. Careful reading of the impressive looking set of references reveal that many of them talk about the underlying mathematical issues rather than this software specifically.  Other references given are to its manual.  You're left with a non-notable piece of non-consumer software serving a very small niche market. - Smerdis of Tlön (talk) 14:17, 14 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete. I don't see the notability of the program, either from the references or from its official web page. Also, the article doesn't contain enough substance, independent of the Gauss pseudospectral method itself, for a merge. Although he could develop a section in Gauss pseudospectral method devoted to implementations. THEN WHO WAS PHONE? (talk) 15:44, 15 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete - as a contributor to WikiProject Systems and a control theorist, I personally would like to keep this article around, but the the notability issues mentioned out above is, unfortunately, significant. I'm sorry, Anilvrao - perhaps you would consider joining our WikiProject and work on other optimal control articles for now, and return to GPOP in the future? --Jiuguang (talk) 23:37, 17 August 2008 (UTC)


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