Introduction to the Calculus of Variations and Control with Modern Applications - Brossura

Burns, John A.

 
9780367379551: Introduction to the Calculus of Variations and Control with Modern Applications
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ISBN 10: 0367379554 ISBN 13: 9780367379551
Casa editrice: Routledge, 2019

Sinossi

Introduction to the Calculus of Variations and Control with Modern Applications provides the fundamental background required to develop rigorous necessary conditions that are the starting points for theoretical and numerical approaches to modern variational calculus and control problems. The book also presents some classical sufficient conditions and discusses the importance of distinguishing between the necessary and sufficient conditions.

In the first part of the text, the author develops the calculus of variations and provides complete proofs of the main results. He explains how the ideas behind the proofs are essential to the development of modern optimization and control theory. Focusing on optimal control problems, the second part shows how optimal control is a natural extension of the classical calculus of variations to more complex problems.

By emphasizing the basic ideas and their mathematical development, this book gives you the foundation to use these mathematical tools to then tackle new problems. The text moves from simple to more complex problems, allowing you to see how the fundamental theory can be modified to address more difficult and advanced challenges. This approach helps you understand how to deal with future problems and applications in a realistic work environment.

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Informazioni sull?autore

John Burns is the Hatcher Professor of Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Center for Applied Mathematics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He is a fellow of the IEEE and SIAM. His research interests include distributed parameter control; approximation, control, identification, and optimization of functional and partial differential equations; aero-elastic control systems; fluid/structural control systems; smart materials; optimal design; and sensitivity analysis.

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Editore
Routledge
Data di pubblicazione
2019
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0367379554
ISBN 13 
9780367379551
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero edizione
1
Numero di pagine
564
Contatto del produttore
Taylor and Francis, GPSR Taylor and Francis
gpsr@taylorandfrancis.com

Taylor & Francis Verlag GmbH, Kaufingerstraße 24
München
80331
Germania

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9781466571396: Introduction to the Calculus of Variations and Control with Modern Applications

Edizione in evidenza

ISBN 10:  146657139X ISBN 13:  9781466571396
Casa editrice: Chapman and Hall/CRC, 2013
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