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The Calculus of Variations and Functional Analysis With Optimal Control and Applications in Mechanics (Series on Stability, Vibration and Control of Systems, Series A - Vol. 12)

By Michael J. Cloud , L.P. Lebedev

Book information

Publisher
WSPC
Year
2003
ISBN
9812385819, 9789812385819
Google Books ID
_T3ez-32YVsC
Open Library ID
OL22579690M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
15 MB (16076587 bytes)
Pages
435\435
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00

Description

This is a book for those who want to understand the main ideas in the theory of optimal problems. It provides a good introduction to classical topics (under the heading of ''the calculus of variations'') and more modern topics (under the heading of ''optimal control''). It employs the language and terminology of functional analysis to discuss and justify the setup of problems that are of great importance in applications. The book is concise and self-contained, and should be suitable for readers with a standard undergraduate background in engineering mathematics.

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