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UNINA9910455092303321 |
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Autore |
Barbalet J. M. <1946-> |
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Titolo |
Emotion, social theory, and social structure : a macrosociological approach / / J.M. Barbalet [[electronic resource]] |
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Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 1998 |
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1-107-11489-6 |
0-511-00562-8 |
1-280-41880-X |
0-511-17223-0 |
0-511-15035-0 |
0-511-32319-0 |
0-511-48874-2 |
0-511-05045-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (ix, 210 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Emotions - Sociological aspects |
Social structure |
Social interaction |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 192-205) and index. |
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Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Note on citations; Introduction; 1 Emotion in social life and social theory; 2 Emotion and rationality; 3 Class and resentment; 4 Action and confidence; 5 Conformity and shame; 6 Rights, resentment, and vengefulness; 7 Fear and change; Epilogue; References; Index |
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Emotion, Social Theory, and Social Structure takes sociology in a new direction. It examines key aspects of social structure by using a fresh understanding of emotions categories. Through that synthesis emerge new perspectives on rationality, class structure, social action, conformity, basic rights, and social change. As well as giving an innovative view of social processes, J. M. Barbalet's study also reveals unappreciated aspects of emotions by considering fear, resentment, |
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vengefulness, shame, and confidence in the context of social structure. While much has been written on the social consequences of excessive or pathological emotions, this book demonstrates the centrality of emotions to routine operations of social interaction. Dr Barbalet also re-evaluates the nature of social theory, for once the importance of emotions to social processes becomes clear, the intellectual constitution of sociology, and therefore its history, must be rethought. |
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UNINA9910778048003321 |
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Autore |
Bardi M (Martino) |
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Optimal Control and Viscosity Solutions of Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman Equations [[electronic resource] /] / by Martino Bardi, Italo Capuzzo-Dolcetta |
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Boston, MA : , : Birkhäuser Boston : , : Imprint : Birkhäuser, , 1997 |
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[1st ed. 1997.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xvii, 574 pages) : illustrations |
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Modern Birkhäuser Classics, , 2197-1803 |
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System theory |
Mathematical optimization |
Partial differential equations |
Systems Theory, Control |
Optimization |
Partial Differential Equations |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Outline of the main ideas on a model problem -- Continuous viscosity solutions of Hamilton-Jacobi equations -- Optimal control problems with continuous value functions: unrestricted state space -- Optimal control problems with continuous value functions: restricted state space -- Discontinuous viscosity solutions and applications -- Approximation and perturbation problems -- Asymptotic problems -- |
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This book is a self-contained account of the theory of viscosity solutions for first-order partial differential equations of Hamilton–Jacobi type and its interplay with Bellman’s dynamic programming approach to optimal control and differential games, as it developed after the beginning of the 1980s with the pioneering work of M. Crandall and P.L. Lions. The book will be of interest to scientists involved in the theory of optimal control of deterministic linear and nonlinear systems. In particular, it will appeal to system theorists wishing to learn about a mathematical theory providing a correct framework for the classical method of dynamic programming as well as mathematicians interested in new methods for first-order nonlinear PDEs. The work may be used by graduate students and researchers in control theory both as an introductory textbook and as an up-to-date reference book. "The exposition is self-contained, clearly written and mathematically precise. The exercises and open problems…will stimulate research in the field. The rich bibliography (over 530 titles) and the historical notes provide a useful guide to the area." — Mathematical Reviews "With an excellent printing and clear structure (including an extensive subject and symbol registry) the book offers a deep insight into the praxis and theory of optimal control for the mathematically skilled reader. All sections close with suggestions for exercises…Finally, with more than 500 cited references, an overview on the history and the main works of this modern mathematical discipline is given." — ZAA "The minimal mathematical background...the detailed and clear proofs, the elegant style of presentation, and the sets of proposed exercises at the end of each section recommend this book, in the first place, as a lecture course for graduate students and as a manual for beginners in the field. However, this status is largely extended by the presence of many advanced topics and results by the fairly comprehensive and up-to-date bibliography and, particularly, by the very pertinent historical and bibliographical comments at the end of each chapter. In my opinion, this book is yet another remarkable outcome of the brilliant Italian School of Mathematics." — Zentralblatt MATH "The book is based on some lecture notes taught by the authors at several universities...and selected parts of it can be used for graduate courses in optimal control. But it can be also used as a reference text for researchers (mathematicians and engineers)...In writing this book, the authors lend a great service to the mathematical community providing an accessible and rigorous treatment of a difficult subject." — Acta Applicandae Mathematicae. |
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