This applied mathematics textbook includes a somewhat classical introduction to nonlinear programming, the calculus of variations and optimal control theory, along with new theoretical and numerical methods for constrained problems developed by the authors
Constrained Optimization in the Calculus of Variations and Optimal Control Theory
β Scribed by John Gregory Ph.D., Cantian Lin Ph.D. (auth.)
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 225
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Table of Contents
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
The Finite Dimensional Problem....Pages 1-21
The Basic Theory of the Calculus of Variations....Pages 23-60
Additional Topics....Pages 61-82
Optimal Control....Pages 83-103
Unconstrained Reformulations....Pages 105-128
Numerical Theory. Methods and Results....Pages 129-190
Back Matter....Pages 191-217
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