Optimal Control Calculus Variations (313 results)

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. This is an intuitively motivated presentation of many topics in classical mechanics and related areas of control theory and calculus of variations. All topics throughout the book are treated with zero tolerance for unrevealing definitions and for proofs which leave the reader in the dark. Some areas of particular interest are: an extremely short derivation of the ellipticity of planetary orbits; a statement and an explanation of the ?tennis racket paradox''; a heuristic explanation (and a rigorous treatment) of the gyroscopic effect; a revealing equivalence between the dynamics of a particle and statics of a spring; a short geometrical explanation of Pontryagin's Maximum Principle, and more. In the last couple of chapters, aimed at more advanced readers, the Hamiltonian and the momentum are compared to forces in a certain static problem. This gives a palpable physical meaning to some seemingly abstract concepts and theorems. With minimal prerequisites consisting of basic calculus and basic undergraduate physics, this book is suitable for courses from an undergraduate to a beginning graduate level, and for a mixed audience of mathematics, physics and engineering students. Much of the enjoyment of the subject lies in solving almost 200 problems in this book. This book is published in cooperation with Mathematics Advanced Study Semesters.…

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Condition: Good. Volume 24. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,700grams, ISBN:0306407078.…

Soft cover. Condition: New. Contents: The Brachistochrone.1. The fundamental problem. Extremals. 2. The insufficiency of extremality. 3. Important first integrals. 4. The du Bois Reymond equation. 5.The corner conditions. 6. Legendres necessary condition. 7. Jacobi s necessary condition. 8. Weak versus strong variations. 9. Weierstrasss necessary condition. 10. The transversality conditions. 11. Hilbert s invariant integral. 12. The fundamental sufficient condition. 13. Jacobis condition revisited. 14. Isoperimetrical problems. 15. Optimal control problems. 16. Necessary conditions for optimality. 17. Time-optional control. 18. A singular control problem.19. A biological control problem. 20. Optimal control to a general target. 21. Navigational control problems. 22. State variable restrictions. 23. Optimal harvesting. Afterword. Solutions or hints for selected exercises. Bibliography. Index. The calculus of variations is used to find functions that optimize quantities expressed in terms of integrals. Optimal control theory seeks to find functions that minimize cost integrals for systems described by differential equations. This book is an introduction to both the classical theory of the calculus of variations and the more modern developments of optimal control theory from the perspective of an applied mathematician. It focuses on understanding concepts and how to apply them. The range of potential applications is broad: the calculus of variations and optimal control theory have been widely used in numerous ways in biology, criminology, economics, engineering, finance, management science, and physics. Applications described in this book include cancer chemotherapy navigational control and renewable resource harvesting. The prerequisites for the book are modest: the standard calculus sequence, a first course on ordinary differential equations and some facility with the use of mathematical software. It is suitable for an undergraduate or beginning graduate course or for self study. It provides excellent preparation for more advanced books and courses on the calculus of variations and optimal control theory.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. hardback book in near fine condition,dust jacket is good,worn at spine.

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First Printing in white-stamped full brown cloth boards, no text markings, NOT ex-lib, binding tight pages bright, minor shelf rub & slight rounding to ends & corners, else Fine copy from the collection of UCLA mathematician Nathaniel Grossman with his neat name to endpaper & his small namestamp to top & bottom page blocks (no dj, as issued); 8vo; (xi) 331pp indexed.…

XII/405 S./pp., Originalleineneinband (publisher's cloth binding), Bibliotheksexemplar in gutem Zustand / exlibrary in good condition (Rückenschildchen / lettering pannel to the spine, Block gut / contents clean, keine Unterstreichungen oder Anstreichungen / no underlining or remarks, nicht in Folie eingeschlagen / not wrapped up in foil), Sprache: englisch.…

Condition: Very Good. First edition, first printing, 331 pp., hardcover, faint wear to cover edges else very good (lacks dust jacket). - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.…

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Boards. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First Edition. xii, [1], 217 pages. 8vo. Pictorial boards. A bright clean copy with a touch of rubbing to the boards. Boards.