Introduction to the calculus of variations and control with modern applications /

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 al...

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Main Author: Burns, John A. (John Allen), 1945- (Author)
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press, [2014]
Series:Chapman & Hall/CRC applied mathematics and nonlinear science series.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary: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 be.
Item Description:A Chapman and Hall book.
Physical Description:1 online resource (558 pages).
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:0429190212
9780429190216