Overview
Dynamic optimization is rocket science – and more. This volume teaches how to harness the modern theory of dynamic optimization to solve practical problems, not only from space flight but also in emerging social applications such as the control of drugs, corruption, and terror. These innovative domains are usefully thought about in terms of populations, incentives, and interventions, concepts which map well into the framework of optimal dynamic control. This volume is designed to be a lively introduction to the mathematics and a bridge to these hot topics in the economics of crime for current scholars. We celebrate Pontryagin’s Maximum Principle – that crowning intellectual achievement of human understanding – and push its frontiers by exploring models that display multiple equilibria whose basins of attraction are separated by higher-dimensional DNSS ""tipping points"". That rich theory is complemented by numerical methods available through a companion web site.
Full Product Details
Author: Dieter Grass ,
Jonathan P. Caulkins ,
Gustav Feichtinger ,
Gernot Tragler
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition: Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2008
Dimensions:
Width: 15.50cm
, Height: 2.90cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.866kg
ISBN: 9783642096396
ISBN 10: 3642096395
Pages: 552
Publication Date: 19 October 2010
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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College/higher education
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Professional & Vocational
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
From the reviews: This textbook on optimal control of nonlinear processes introduces several innovations compared to standard textbooks on this topic. ... The software used is available through a companion website. The book can be highly recommended to students, teachers, and researchers interested in optimal control. (Walter Alt, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1149, 2008)
From the reviews: This textbook on optimal control of nonlinear processes introduces several innovations compared to standard textbooks on this topic. ... The software used is available through a companion website. The book can be highly recommended to students, teachers, and researchers interested in optimal control. (Walter Alt, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1149, 2008)
From the reviews: This textbook on optimal control of nonlinear processes introduces several innovations compared to standard textbooks on this topic. ! The software used is available through a companion website. The book can be highly recommended to students, teachers, and researchers interested in optimal control. (Walter Alt, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1149, 2008)
