Introduction to the calculus of variations and its applications /

This comprehensive text provides all information necessary for an introductory course on the calculus of variations and optimal control theory. Following a thorough discussion of the basic problem, including sufficient conditions for optimality, the theory and techniques are extended to problems wit...

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Main Author: Wan, Frederic Y. M.
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Chapman and Hall, ©1995.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This comprehensive text provides all information necessary for an introductory course on the calculus of variations and optimal control theory. Following a thorough discussion of the basic problem, including sufficient conditions for optimality, the theory and techniques are extended to problems with a free end point, a free boundary, auxiliary and inequality constraints, leading to a study of optimal control theory.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xviii, 638 pages) : illustrations
ISBN:135143652X
9781351436526
9780203749821
0203749820
9781351436502
1351436503
9781351436519
1351436511