| Optimal Control and Geometry: Integrable Systems Contributor(s): Jurdjevic, Velimir (Author) |
|
 |
ISBN: 1107113881 ISBN-13: 9781107113886 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $101.65 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | Calculus |
| Dewey: 515.642 |
| LCCN: 2015046457 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Advanced Mathematics (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 1.14" H x 6.07" W x 9.37" (1.60 lbs) 423 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The synthesis of symplectic geometry, the calculus of variations and control theory offered in this book provides a crucial foundation for the understanding of many problems in applied mathematics. Focusing on the theory of integrable systems, this book introduces a class of optimal control problems on Lie groups, whose Hamiltonians, obtained through the Maximum Principle of optimality, shed new light on the theory of integrable systems. These Hamiltonians provide an original and unified account of the existing theory of integrable systems. The book particularly explains much of the mystery surrounding the Kepler problem, the Jacobi problem and the Kovalevskaya Top. It also reveals the ubiquitous presence of elastic curves in integrable systems up to the soliton solutions of the non-linear Schroedinger's equation. Containing a useful blend of theory and applications, this is an indispensable guide for graduates and researchers in many fields, from mathematical physics to space control. |