LEADER 05151nam 22007095 450 001 9910957364603321 005 20250801063324.0 010 $a1-4612-4054-9 024 7 $a10.1007/978-1-4612-4054-9 035 $a(CKB)3400000000090681 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001007549 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11564924 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001007549 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10950878 035 $a(PQKB)10317559 035 $a(DE-He213)978-1-4612-4054-9 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3077049 035 $a(EXLCZ)993400000000090681 100 $a20121227d1997 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn|008mamaa 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCompetitive Markov Decision Processes /$fby Jerzy Filar, Koos Vrieze 205 $a1st ed. 1997. 210 1$aNew York, NY :$cSpringer New York :$cImprint: Springer,$d1997. 215 $a1 online resource (XII, 394 p.) 300 $a"With 57 illustrations." 311 08$a0-387-94805-8 311 08$a1-4612-8481-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a1 Introduction -- 1.0 Background -- 1.1 Raison d?Etre and Limitations -- 1.2 A Menu of Courses and Prerequisites -- 1.3 For the Cognoscenti -- 1.4 Style and Nomenclature -- I Mathematical Programming Perspective -- 2 Markov Decision Processes: The Noncompetitive Case -- 3 Stochastic Games via Mathematical Programming -- II Existence, Structure and Applications -- 4 Summable Stochastic Games -- 5 Average Reward Stochastic Games -- 6 Applications and Special Classes of Stochastic Games -- Appendix G Matrix and Bimatrix Games and Mathematical Programming -- G.1 Introduction -- G.2 Matrix Game -- G.3 Linear Programming -- G.4 Bimatrix Games -- G.5 Mangasarian-Stone Algorithm for Bimatrix Games -- G.6 Bibliographic Notes -- Appendix H A Theorem of Hardy and Littlewood -- H.1 Introduction -- H.2 Preliminaries, Results and Examples -- H.3 Proof of the Hardy-Littlewood Theorem -- Appendix M Markov Chains -- M.1 Introduction -- M.2 Stochastic Matrix -- M.3 Invariant Distribution -- M.4 Limit Discounting -- M.5 The Fundamental Matrix -- M.6 Bibliographic Notes -- Appendix P Complex Varieties and the Limit Discount Equation -- P.1 Background -- P.2 Limit Discount Equation as a Set of Simultaneous Polynomials -- P.3 Algebraic and Analytic Varieties -- P.4 Solution of the Limit Discount Equation via Analytic Varieties -- References. 330 $aThis book is intended as a text covering the central concepts and techniques of Competitive Markov Decision Processes. It is an attempt to present a rig­ orous treatment that combines two significant research topics: Stochastic Games and Markov Decision Processes, which have been studied exten­ sively, and at times quite independently, by mathematicians, operations researchers, engineers, and economists. Since Markov decision processes can be viewed as a special noncompeti­ tive case of stochastic games, we introduce the new terminology Competi­ tive Markov Decision Processes that emphasizes the importance of the link between these two topics and of the properties of the underlying Markov processes. The book is designed to be used either in a classroom or for self-study by a mathematically mature reader. In the Introduction (Chapter 1) we outline a number of advanced undergraduate and graduate courses for which this book could usefully serve as a text. A characteristic feature of competitive Markov decision processes - and one that inspired our long-standing interest - is that they can serve as an "orchestra" containing the "instruments" of much of modern applied (and at times even pure) mathematics. They constitute a topic where the instruments of linear algebra, applied probability, mathematical program­ ming, analysis, and even algebraic geometry can be "played" sometimes solo and sometimes in harmony to produce either beautifully simple or equally beautiful, but baroque, melodies, that is, theorems. 606 $aOperations research 606 $aEngineering mathematics 606 $aEngineering$xData processing 606 $aAutomatic control 606 $aRobotics 606 $aAutomation 606 $aOperations Research and Decision Theory 606 $aMathematical and Computational Engineering Applications 606 $aControl, Robotics, Automation 615 0$aOperations research. 615 0$aEngineering mathematics. 615 0$aEngineering$xData processing. 615 0$aAutomatic control. 615 0$aRobotics. 615 0$aAutomation. 615 14$aOperations Research and Decision Theory. 615 24$aMathematical and Computational Engineering Applications. 615 24$aControl, Robotics, Automation. 676 $a519.5/42 700 $aFilar$b Jerzy$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$0485662 702 $aVrieze$b Koos$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910957364603321 996 $aCompetitive Markov Decision Processes$94431388 997 $aUNINA LEADER 04690nam 22006855 450 001 9910624394403321 005 20251009110009.0 010 $a9783031162060$b(electronic bk.) 010 $z9783031162053 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-031-16206-0 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7123160 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7123160 035 $a(CKB)25201553300041 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-031-16206-0 035 $a(EXLCZ)9925201553300041 100 $a20221025d2022 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aSecuritisation as Hegemonic Discourse Formation $eAn Integrative Model /$fby Hannah Broecker 205 $a1st ed. 2022. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Springer,$d2022. 215 $a1 online resource (247 pages) 225 1 $aContributions to International Relations,$x2731-507X 311 08$aPrint version: Broecker, Hannah Securitisation As Hegemonic Discourse Formation Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2022 9783031162053 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aChapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. On the Origins and Nature of Meaning -- Chapter 3. Investigating the Meaning of Security -- Chapter 4. Securitisation as Hegemonic Discourse Formation -- Chapter 5. The Security-development Nexus -- Chapter 6. Conclusion. 330 $aThis book offers a model for understanding securitization in terms of hegemonic discourse formations. It re-thinks the very meaning of security as well as the relationship between the understanding of security in traditional and critical approaches in security studies to find a common denominator between them. Deduced firmly from realist political philosophy and its analytic categories, such as state-based sovereignty, security is presented as a function of discursive formations. Providing a sound discourse-theoretical foundation which includes both linguistic and non-linguistic practices as well as a focus on relationships of power, the book offers a basis for the integration of insights generated by the different approaches to securitisation, and enhances the analytical and explanatory depth of the concept. As part of its theoretical foundation, the book further presents a fundamentally new image of long-standing theoretical and conceptual challenges within speech-act inspiredapproaches, including the re-formulation of central analytical categories such as the speaker-audience-context nexus. By explaining securitisation as signifying the boundaries of the construction of meaning, it presents an original understanding of securitisation, which is deeply integrated into the structures of the social construction of meaning. On this basis, the book offers a new understanding of successful securitisation factors and insights into aspects that render specific objects more or less likely for securitisation. The book proceeds to discuss two central aspects of the securitisation debate: The constitution of power, as well as an exploration of the nature of the political and politicisation. An empirical case study on the development-security-nexus offers further insights into the applicability of the theoretical model. 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