A knowledge of linear systems provides a firm foundation for the study of optimal control theory and many areas of system theory and signal processing.
Conceived by Count Jacopo Francesco Riccati more than a quarter of a millennium ago, the Riccati equation has been widely studied in the subsequent centuries.
This book is motivated largely by a desire to solve shape optimization prob- lems that arise in applications, particularly in structural mechanics and in the optimal control of distributed parameter systems.
The fields of integer programming and combinatorial optimization continue to be areas of great vitality, with an ever increasing number of publications and journals appearing.
In recent years there has been a considerable renewal of interest in the clas- sical problems of the calculus of variations, both from the point of view of mathematics and of applications.
This volume contains selected papers presented at the "e;International Workshop on Computationally Intensive Methods in Simulation and Op- th th timization"e; held from 23 to 25 August 1990 at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (nASA) in La~enburg, Austria.
The craft of designing mathematical models of dynamic objects offers a large number of methods to solve subproblems in the design, typically parameter estimation, order determination, validation, model reduc- tion, analysis of identifiability, sensi tivi ty and accuracy.
Generalizations of the classical concept of a convexfunction have been proposed in various fields such aseconomics, management science, engineering, statistics andapplied sciences during the second half of this century.
In February 1992, I defended my doctoral thesis: Engineering Optimiza- tion - selected contributions (IMSOR, The Technical University of Den- mark, 1992, p.
The International Summer School on Mathematical Systems Theory and Economics was held at the Villa Monastero in Varenna, Italy, from June 1 through June 12, 1967.
Max-Min problems are two-step allocation problems in which one side must make his move knowing that the other side will then learn what the move is and optimally counter.
The emphasis throughout the present volume is on the practical application of theoretical mathematical models helping to unravel the underlying mechanisms involved in processes from mathematical physics and biosciences.
In recent years there has been a significant increase of interest in continuous-time Principal-Agent models, or contract theory, and their applications.
From the reviews of the 2nd edition The substantial development effort of this text clearly shows through in this new edition with its clear writing, good organisation, comprehensive coverage of essential theory, and well-chosen applications.
The problem of designing a cost-efficient network thatsurvives the failure of one or more nodes or edges of thenetwork is critical to modern telecommunicationsengineering.
The study of complementarity problems is now an interestingmathematical subject with many applications in optimization,game theory, stochastic optimal control, engineering,economics etc.
Block pulse functions have been studied and appliedextensively in the past fifteen years as a basic set offunctions for signal characterizations in systems scienceand control.
