Control and Estimation of Distributed Parameter Systems

22 papers on control of nonlinear partial differential equations highlight the area from a broad variety of viewpoints. They comprise theoretical considerations such as optimality conditions, relaxation, or stabilizability theorems, as well as the development and evaluation of new algorithms. A significant part of the volume is devoted to applications in engineering, continuum mechanics and population biology.

    "The book makes an important theoretical contribution... By its broad coverage, good organization, the theoretical results included, and the highlighted potential applications, [it] recommends itself as an advanced, supplementary reading in mathematical system theory for partial differential equations."    -- Studies in Informatics and Control