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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455262803321

Titolo

Geometric control and nonsmooth analysis [[electronic resource] ] : in honor of the 73rd birthday of H. Hermes and of the 71st birthday of R.T. Rockafellar / / edited by Fabio Ancona ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore, : Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, c2008

ISBN

981-277-607-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (376 p.)

Collana

Series on advances in mathematics for applied sciences ; v. 76

Altri autori (Persone)

AnconaFabio <1964->

HermesHenry <1933->

RockafellarR. Tyrrell <1935->

Disciplina

515/.642

Soggetti

Control theory - Research

Nonsmooth optimization - Research

Systems engineering - Research

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface; Conference Committees; CONTENTS; Multiscale Singular Perturbations and Homogenization of Optimal Control Problems 0. Alvarez, M. Bardi and C. Marchi; 1. Introduction; 2. Standing assumptions; 3. Ergodicity, stabilization and the effective problem; 3.1. Ergodicity and the effective Hamiltonian; 3.2. Stabilization and the eflective initial data; 4. Regular perturbation of singular perturbation problems; 5. Singular perturbations with multiple scales; 5.1. The three scale case; 5.2. The general case; 6. Iterated homogenization for coercive equations; 7. Examples

7.1. Singular perturbation of a differential game7.2. Homogenization of a deterministic optimal control problem; 7.3. Multiscale singular perturbation under a nonresonance condition; References; Patchy Feedbacks for Stabilization and Optimal Control: General Theory and Robustness Properties F. Ancona and A. Bressan; 1. Introduction; 2. Patchy vector fields and patchy feedbacks; 3. Stabilizing feedback controls; 4. Nearly optimal patchy feedbacks; 5. Robustness; 6. Stochastic perturbations; References; Sensitivity of Control Systems



with Respect to Measure- Valued Coefficients Z. Artstein

1. Introduction2. Standing hypotheses; 3. The chattering parameters model; 4. The Prohorov metric; 5 . Sensitivity for relaxed controls; 6. A matching result; 7. Sensitivity for chattering parameters; 8. Remarks and examples; References; Systems with Continuous Time and Discrete Time Components A. Bacciotti; 1. Introduction; 2. Description of the model; 3. Oscillatory systems: an example; 4. Stability notions; 5. A sufficient condition for stability; 6. Sufficient conditions for asymptotic stability; References; A Review on Stability of Switched Systems for Arbitrary Switchings U. Boscain

1. Introduction2. General properties of multilinear systems; 3. Common Lyapunov functions; 4. Two-dimensional bilinear systems; 4.1. The diagonalisable case; 4.1.1. Normal forms in the diagonalizable case; 4.1.2. Stability conditions in the diagonalizable case; 4.2. The nondiagonalizable case; 4.2.1. Normal forms in the nondiagonalizable case; 4.2.2. Stability conditions in the nondiagonalizable case; 5. An open problem; Acknowledgments; References; Regularity Properties of Attainable Sets under State Constraints P. Cannarsa, M. Castelpietra and P. Cardaliaguet; 1. Introduction

2. Maximum principle under state constraints3. Perimeter estimates for the attainable set; References; A Generalized Hopf-Lax Formula: Analytical and Approxi- mations Aspects I. Capuzzo Dolcetta; 1. Introduction; 2. A generalized eikonal equation; 3. The generalized Hopf-Lax formula; 4. The Hopf-Lax formula for the Heisenberg Hamiltonian; 4.1. A singular perturbation problem on the Heisenberg group; 4.2. Convergence rate of finite diflerences approximation; References; Regularity of Solutions to One-Dimensional and Multi- Dimensional Problems in the Calculus of Variations F.H. Clarke

1. Introduction

Sommario/riassunto

The aim of this volume is to provide a synthetic account of past research, to give an up-to-date guide to current intertwined developments of control theory and nonsmooth analysis, and also to point to future research directions.



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910144465303321

Titolo

Scientometrics

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Amsterdam], : [Elsevier]

[Dordrecht], : Springer

Budapest, : Akademiai Kiado

ISSN

1588-2861

Disciplina

500

Soggetti

Science

Science indicators

Science and state

Research

System analysis

Evaluation Studies as Topic

Public Policy

Systems Analysis

Sciences

Indicateurs scientifiques

Politique scientifique et technique

Recherche

Analyse de systèmes

sciences (philosophy)

systems analysis

Wetenschap

Kwantitatieve methoden

Communicatie

HW_IZW

Periodical

periodicals.

Periodicals.

Périodiques.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico



Note generali

Refereed/Peer-reviewed

Sommario/riassunto

Concerned with the quantitative features and characteristics of science. Emphasis is placed on investigations in which the development and mechanism of science are studied by statistical mathematical methods.