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UNINA9911103805203321 |
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Titolo |
Advances in statistical control, algebraic systems theory, and dynamic systems characteristics : a tribute to Michael K. Sain / / edited by Chang-Hee Won, Cheryl B. Schrader, Anthony N. Michel |
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Boston, Mass., : Birkhäuser, 2008 |
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1-282-92436-2 |
9786612924361 |
0-8176-4795-3 |
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[1st ed. 2008.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (367 p.) |
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Collana |
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Systems & control : foundations & applications |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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WonChang-Hee |
SchraderCheryl B |
MichelAnthony N |
SainMichael K |
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Soggetti |
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Stochastic control theory |
Nonlinear control theory |
System analysis |
Differentiable dynamical systems |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Festschrift for Michael K. Sain. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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pt. 1. Statistical control -- pt. 2. Algebraic systems theory -- pt. 3. Dynamic systems characteristics -- pt. 4. Engineering education. |
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This volume—dedicated to Michael K. Sain on the occasion of his seventieth birthday—is a collection of chapters covering recent advances in stochastic optimal control theory and algebraic systems theory. Written by experts in their respective fields, the chapters are thematically organized into four parts: * Part I focuses on statistical control theory, where the cost function is viewed as a random variable and performance is shaped through cost cumulants. In this respect, statistical control generalizes linear-quadratic-Gaussian and H-infinity control. * Part II addresses algebraic systems theory, reviewing the use of algebraic systems over semirings, modules of zeros for linear |
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multivariable systems, and zeros in linear time-delay systems. * Part III discusses advances in dynamical systems characteristics. The chapters focus on the stability of a discontinuous dynamical system, approximate decentralized fixed modes, direct optimal adaptive control, and stability of nonlinear systems with limited information. * Part IV covers engineering education and includes a unique chapter on theology and engineering, one of Sain's latest research interests. The book will be a useful reference for researchers and graduate students in systems and control, algebraic systems theory, and applied mathematics. Requiring only knowledge of undergraduate-level control and systems theory, the work may be used as a supplementary textbook in a graduate course on optimal control or algebraic systems theory. |
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UNINA9911141100603321 |
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Autore |
Reynolds Thomas E. <1963-> |
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Titolo |
The broken whole : philosophical steps toward a theology of global solidarity / / Thomas E. Reynolds |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2005 |
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ISBN |
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9780791482520 |
0791482529 |
9781423747949 |
1423747941 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (260 p.) |
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Collana |
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SUNY series in theological and continental thought |
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Religious pluralism |
Philosophical theology |
Globalization - Religious aspects |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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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 (p. 201-243) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Plurality and Historical Consciousness: from Heteronomous Belonging to a Traditioned Belonging to History -- Pluralistic Consciousness: from |
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Historical Belonging to the Challenge of Radical Contingency and Difference -- Dwelling Together: Identity, Difference, and Relation -- Dialectical Pluralism: Truth, the other, and the Praxis of Solidarity -- The Transcendent Grammar of Presence and the Religious Sensibility -- Making the Difference: Rethinking Religious Pluralism in Local and Universal Horizons -- Notes -- Name Index -- Subject Index |
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In an increasingly precarious global situation, and in light of the postmodern emphasis on difference, efforts to grasp the "whole" as something universally shared by all human beings have fallen short, according to Thomas E. Reynolds. In this book, he explores the philosophical and theological significance of the problem of pluralism and asserts that the shared resources of the world's religious traditions can be used to cultivate peace and solidarity across diverse boundaries. He engages a range of philosophical thinkers—such as Gadamer, Marcel, Rorty, Foucault, Levinas, Derrida, and Habermas—and brings them into conversation with contemporary theologians and writers in religious studies. Presenting a vision of solidarity that is both religiously charged and philosophically astute, The Broken Whole outlines an inventive approach toward retrieving the relevance of God-talk, an approach rooted in a philosophy of dialogue and cross-cultural hospitality. |
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