A primer on the calculus of variations and optimal control theory /

Main Author: Mesterton-Gibbons, Mike
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Providence, R.I. : American Mathematical Society, c2009.
Series:Student mathematical library ; v. 50
Subjects:
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245 1 2 |a A primer on the calculus of variations and optimal control theory /  |c Mike Mesterton-Gibbons. 
260 1 2 |a Providence, R.I. :  |b American Mathematical Society,  |c c2009. 
300 1 2 |a xiii, 252 p. :  |b ill. ;  |c 22 cm. 
490 1 2 |a Student mathematical library ;  |v v. 50 
504 1 2 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-248) and index. 
505 1 2 |a The brachistochrone -- The fundamental problem. Extremals -- The insufficiency of extremality -- Important first integrals -- The du Bois-Reymond equation -- The corner conditions -- Legendre's necessary condition -- Jocobi's necessary condition -- Weak versus strong variations -- Weierstrass's necessary condition -- The transversality conditions -- Hilbert's invariant integral -- The fundamental sufficient condition -- Jacobi's condition revisited -- Isoperimetrical problems -- Optimal control problems -- Necessary conditions for optimality -- Time-optimal control -- A singular control problem -- A biological control problem -- Optimal control to a general target -- Navigational control problems -- State variable restrictions -- Optimal harvesting. 
650 1 2 |a Calculus of variations 
650 1 2 |a Control theory 
650 1 2 |a Mathematical optimization 
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