Introduction to the calculus of variations and control with modern applications. (©2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Calculus of variations and control with modern applications
• Further Information: Note: John A. Burns.
• Other Names: Burns, John A (John Allen), 1945-
• Contents: Historical notes on the calculus of variations -- Introduction and preliminaries -- The simplest problem in the calculus of variations -- Necessary conditions for local minima -- Sufficient conditions for the simplest problem -- Summary for the simplest problem -- Extensions and generalizations -- Applications -- Optimal control problems -- Simplest problem in optimal control -- Extensions of the maximim principle -- Linear control systems.
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2014
• Copyright Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (xvii, 544 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 621.3121; Calculus of variations; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Mechanical; Calculus of variations; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781466571402; 1466571403
• Related ISBNs: 9781466571396; 146657139X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 519-537) and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (ENGnetBASE, viewed Nov. 26, 2013).
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