Canonical Duality Theory : Unified Methodology for Multidisciplinary Study This book on canonical duality theory provides a comprehensive review of its philosophical origin physics foundation and mathematical statements in both finite and infinite dimensional spaces. A ground breaking methodological theory canonical duality theory can be used for modeling complex systems within a unified framework and for solving a large class of challenging problems in multidisciplinary fields in engineering mathematics and the sciences. This volume places a particular emphasis on canonical duality theory’s role in bridging the gap between non convex analysis mechanics and global optimization. With 18 total chapters written by experts in their fields this volume provides a nonconventional theory for unified understanding of the fundamental difficulties in large deformation mechanics bifurcation chaos in nonlinear science and the NP hard problems in global optimization. Additionally readers will find a unified methodology and powerful algorithms for solving challenging problems in complex systems with real world applications in non convex analysis non monotone variational inequalities integer programming topology optimization post buckling of large deformed structures etc. Researchers and graduate students will find explanation and potential applications in multidisciplinary fields.