Frederic Wan

Introduction To The Calculus of Variations And Its Applications

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book introduces the technique of dynamic programming and shows how it can be used to solve problems in the calculus of variations. It discusses the basic elements of elasticity theory and some variational formulations of the relevant boundary-value problems.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• 2nd edition
• Seitenzahl: 656
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Dezember 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 34mm
• Gewicht: 907g
• ISBN-13: 9780367449247
• ISBN-10: 0367449242
• Artikelnr.: 58441929

Autorenporträt

Wan, Frederic

Inhaltsangabe

1. The Basic Problem 2. Piecewise-Smooth Extremals 3. Modifications of the
Basic Problem 4. A Weak Minimum 5. A Strong Minimum 6. The Hamiltonian 7.
Lagrangian Mechanics 8. Direct Methods 9. Dynamic Programming 10.
Isoperimetric Constraints 11. Pointwise Constraints on Extremals 12.
Nonholonomic Constraints 13. Optimal Control with Linear Dynamics 14.
Optimal Control with General Lagrangians 15. Several Independent Variables
16. Linear Theory of Elasticity 17. Plate Theory 18. Fluid Mechanics

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1. The Basic Problem 2. Piecewise-Smooth Extremals 3. Modifications of the Basic Problem 4. A Weak Minimum 5. A Strong Minimum 6. The Hamiltonian 7. Lagrangian Mechanics 8. Direct Methods 9. Dynamic Programming 10. Isoperimetric Constraints 11. Pointwise Constraints on Extremals 12. Nonholonomic Constraints 13. Optimal Control with Linear Dynamics 14. Optimal Control with General Lagrangians 15. Several Independent Variables 16. Linear Theory of Elasticity 17. Plate Theory 18. Fluid Mechanics