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Partial Stability and Control

Author : V.I. Vorotnikov
Publisher : Birkhäuser
ISBN 13 : 9781461241515
Total Pages : 430 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (415 download)

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Download or read book Partial Stability and Control written by V.I. Vorotnikov and published by Birkhäuser. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike the conventional research for the general theory of stability, this mono graph deals with problems on stability and stabilization of dynamic systems with respect not to all but just to a given part of the variables characterizing these systems. Such problems are often referred to as the problems of partial stability (stabilization). They naturally arise in applications either from the requirement of proper performance of a system or in assessing system capa bility. In addition, a lot of actual (or desired) phenomena can be formulated in terms of these problems and be analyzed with these problems taken as the basis. The following multiaspect phenomena and problems can be indicated: • "Lotka-Volterra ecological principle of extinction;" • focusing and acceleration of particles in electromagnetic fields; • "drift" of the gyroscope axis; • stabilization of a spacecraft by specially arranged relative motion of rotors connected to it. Also very effective is the approach to the problem of stability (stabilization) with respect to all the variables based on preliminary analysis of partial sta bility (stabilization). A. M. Lyapunov, the founder of the modern theory of stability, was the first to formulate the problem of partial stability. Later, works by V. V. Rumyan tsev drew the attention of many mathematicians and mechanicians around the world to this problem, which resulted in its being intensively worked out. The method of Lyapunov functions became the key investigative method which turned out to be very effective in analyzing both theoretic and applied problems.

Partial Stability and Control

Author : V.I. Vorotnikov
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461241502
Total Pages : 442 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (612 download)

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Book Synopsis Partial Stability and Control by : V.I. Vorotnikov

Download or read book Partial Stability and Control written by V.I. Vorotnikov and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike the conventional research for the general theory of stability, this mono graph deals with problems on stability and stabilization of dynamic systems with respect not to all but just to a given part of the variables characterizing these systems. Such problems are often referred to as the problems of partial stability (stabilization). They naturally arise in applications either from the requirement of proper performance of a system or in assessing system capa bility. In addition, a lot of actual (or desired) phenomena can be formulated in terms of these problems and be analyzed with these problems taken as the basis. The following multiaspect phenomena and problems can be indicated: • "Lotka-Volterra ecological principle of extinction;" • focusing and acceleration of particles in electromagnetic fields; • "drift" of the gyroscope axis; • stabilization of a spacecraft by specially arranged relative motion of rotors connected to it. Also very effective is the approach to the problem of stability (stabilization) with respect to all the variables based on preliminary analysis of partial sta bility (stabilization). A. M. Lyapunov, the founder of the modern theory of stability, was the first to formulate the problem of partial stability. Later, works by V. V. Rumyan tsev drew the attention of many mathematicians and mechanicians around the world to this problem, which resulted in its being intensively worked out. The method of Lyapunov functions became the key investigative method which turned out to be very effective in analyzing both theoretic and applied problems.

Partial Stability and Control

Author : Vladimir Ilʹich Vorotnikov
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9783764339173
Total Pages : 430 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book Partial Stability and Control written by Vladimir Ilʹich Vorotnikov and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Partial Stability and Control develops a new, efficient method of analysis and of control synthesis for problems on partial stability and control in dynamic systems described by ordinary differential equations, including delay, stochastic, and uncertain systems. The method is based on efficient procedures of transformation on initial systems or their subsystems, for controlled systems, and allows the solutions to be simplified. In addition, the method also allows many linear and nonlinear problems to be solved that cannot be easily done with available methods. Ample attention is given to nonlinear game-theoretical problems of reorientation of an asymmetric solid. This book will be a valuable reference for advanced graduates and professionals in applied mathematics, mechanics and control, and control engineering who use stability theory and control methods.

Partial Stabilization and Control of Distributed Parameter Systems with Elastic Elements

Author : Alexander L. Zuyev
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319115324
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (191 download)

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Book Synopsis Partial Stabilization and Control of Distributed Parameter Systems with Elastic Elements by : Alexander L. Zuyev

Download or read book Partial Stabilization and Control of Distributed Parameter Systems with Elastic Elements written by Alexander L. Zuyev and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-11-04 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This monograph provides a rigorous treatment of problems related to partial asymptotic stability and controllability for models of flexible structures described by coupled nonlinear ordinary and partial differential equations or equations in abstract spaces. The text is self-contained, beginning with some basic results from the theory of continuous semigroups of operators in Banach spaces. The problem of partial asymptotic stability with respect to a continuous functional is then considered for a class of abstract multivalued systems on a metric space. Next, the results of this study are applied to the study of a rotating body with elastic attachments. Professor Zuyev demonstrates that the equilibrium cannot be made strongly asymptotically stable in the general case, motivating consideration of the problem of partial stabilization with respect to the functional that represents “averaged” oscillations. The book’s focus moves on to spillover analysis for infinite-dimensional systems with finite-dimensional controls. It is shown that a family of L2-minimal controls, corresponding to low frequencies, can be used to obtain approximate solutions of the steering problem for the complete system. The book turns from the examination of an abstract class of systems to particular physical examples. Timoshenko beam theory is exploited in studying a mathematical model of a flexible-link manipulator. Finally, a mechanical system consisting of a rigid body with the Kirchhoff plate is considered. Having established that such a system is not controllable in general, sufficient controllability conditions are proposed for the dynamics on an invariant manifold. Academic researchers and graduate students interested in control theory and mechanical engineering will find Partial Stabilization and Control of Distributed-Parameter Systems with Elastic Elements a valuable and authoritative resource for investigations on the subject of partial stabilization.

Practical Stability of Nonlinear Systems

Author : V. Lakshmikantham
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9789810203566
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (35 download)

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Book Synopsis Practical Stability of Nonlinear Systems by : V. Lakshmikantham

Download or read book Practical Stability of Nonlinear Systems written by V. Lakshmikantham and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 1990 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book that deals with practical stability and its development. It presents a systematic study of the theory of practical stability in terms of two different measures and arbitrary sets and demonstrates the manifestations of general Lyapunov's method by showing how this effective technique can be adapted to investigate various apparently diverse nonlinear problems including control systems and multivalued differential equations.

Stability and Stabilization of Infinite Dimensional Systems with Applications

Author : Zheng-Hua Luo
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1447104196
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (471 download)

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Book Synopsis Stability and Stabilization of Infinite Dimensional Systems with Applications by : Zheng-Hua Luo

Download or read book Stability and Stabilization of Infinite Dimensional Systems with Applications written by Zheng-Hua Luo and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reports on recent achievements in stability and feedback stabilization of infinite systems. In particular emphasis is placed on second order partial differential equations, such as Euler-Bernoulli beam equations, which arise from vibration control of flexible robots arms and large space structures. Various control methods such as sensor feedback control and dynamic boundary control are applied to stabilize the equations. Many new theorems and methods are included in the book. Proof procedures of existing theorems are simplified, and detailed proofs have been given to most theorems. New results on semigroups and their stability are presented, and readers can learn several useful techniques for solving practical engineering problems. Until now, the recently obtained research results included in this book were unavailable in one volume. This self-contained book is an invaluable source of information for all those who are familiar with some basic theorems of functional analysis.

Input-to-State Stability for PDEs

Author : Iasson Karafyllis
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319910116
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (199 download)

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Book Synopsis Input-to-State Stability for PDEs by : Iasson Karafyllis

Download or read book Input-to-State Stability for PDEs written by Iasson Karafyllis and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-06-07 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book lays the foundation for the study of input-to-state stability (ISS) of partial differential equations (PDEs) predominantly of two classes—parabolic and hyperbolic. This foundation consists of new PDE-specific tools. In addition to developing ISS theorems, equipped with gain estimates with respect to external disturbances, the authors develop small-gain stability theorems for systems involving PDEs. A variety of system combinations are considered: PDEs (of either class) with static maps; PDEs (again, of either class) with ODEs; PDEs of the same class (parabolic with parabolic and hyperbolic with hyperbolic); and feedback loops of PDEs of different classes (parabolic with hyperbolic). In addition to stability results (including ISS), the text develops existence and uniqueness theory for all systems that are considered. Many of these results answer for the first time the existence and uniqueness problems for many problems that have dominated the PDE control literature of the last two decades, including—for PDEs that include non-local terms—backstepping control designs which result in non-local boundary conditions. Input-to-State Stability for PDEs will interest applied mathematicians and control specialists researching PDEs either as graduate students or full-time academics. It also contains a large number of applications that are at the core of many scientific disciplines and so will be of importance for researchers in physics, engineering, biology, social systems and others.

Stability and Control of Large-Scale Dynamical Systems

Author : Wassim M. Haddad
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400842662
Total Pages : 389 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)

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Book Synopsis Stability and Control of Large-Scale Dynamical Systems by : Wassim M. Haddad

Download or read book Stability and Control of Large-Scale Dynamical Systems written by Wassim M. Haddad and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2011-11-14 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern complex large-scale dynamical systems exist in virtually every aspect of science and engineering, and are associated with a wide variety of physical, technological, environmental, and social phenomena, including aerospace, power, communications, and network systems, to name just a few. This book develops a general stability analysis and control design framework for nonlinear large-scale interconnected dynamical systems, and presents the most complete treatment on vector Lyapunov function methods, vector dissipativity theory, and decentralized control architectures. Large-scale dynamical systems are strongly interconnected and consist of interacting subsystems exchanging matter, energy, or information with the environment. The sheer size, or dimensionality, of these systems necessitates decentralized analysis and control system synthesis methods for their analysis and design. Written in a theorem-proof format with examples to illustrate new concepts, this book addresses continuous-time, discrete-time, and hybrid large-scale systems. It develops finite-time stability and finite-time decentralized stabilization, thermodynamic modeling, maximum entropy control, and energy-based decentralized control. This book will interest applied mathematicians, dynamical systems theorists, control theorists, and engineers, and anyone seeking a fundamental and comprehensive understanding of large-scale interconnected dynamical systems and control.

Lyapunov Functions in Differential Games

Author : Vladislav I Zhukovskiy
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9780415273411
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (734 download)

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Book Synopsis Lyapunov Functions in Differential Games by : Vladislav I Zhukovskiy

Download or read book Lyapunov Functions in Differential Games written by Vladislav I Zhukovskiy and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2003-01-16 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A major step in differential games is determining an explicit form of the strategies of players who follow a certain optimality principle. To do this, the associated modification of Bellman dynamic programming problems has to be solved; for some differential games this could be Lyapunov functions whose "arsenal" has been supplied by stability theory. This approach, which combines dynamic programming and the Lyapunov function method, leads to coefficient criteria, or ratios of the game math model parameters with which optimal strategies of the players not only exist but their analytical form can be specified. In this book coefficient criteria are derived for numerous new and relevant problems in the theory of linear-quadratic multi-player differential games. Those criteria apply when the players formulate their strategies independently (non co-operative games) and use non-Nash equilibria or when the game model recognizes noise, perturbation and other uncertainties of which only their ranges are known (differential games under uncertainty). This text is useful for researchers, engineers and students of applied mathematics, control theory and the engineering sciences.

Boundary Control of PDEs

Author : Miroslav Krstic
Publisher : SIAM
ISBN 13 : 0898718600
Total Pages : 197 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (987 download)

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Book Synopsis Boundary Control of PDEs by : Miroslav Krstic

Download or read book Boundary Control of PDEs written by Miroslav Krstic and published by SIAM. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The text's broad coverage includes parabolic PDEs; hyperbolic PDEs of first and second order; fluid, thermal, and structural systems; delay systems; PDEs with third and fourth derivatives in space (including variants of linearized Ginzburg-Landau, Schrodinger, Kuramoto-Sivashinsky, KdV, beam, and Navier-Stokes equations); real-valued as well as complex-valued PDEs; stabilization as well as motion planning and trajectory tracking for PDEs; and elements of adaptive control for PDEs and control of nonlinear PDEs.

Nonlinear Dynamical Systems and Control

Author : Wassim M. Haddad
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400841046
Total Pages : 975 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)

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Book Synopsis Nonlinear Dynamical Systems and Control by : Wassim M. Haddad

Download or read book Nonlinear Dynamical Systems and Control written by Wassim M. Haddad and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2011-09-19 with total page 975 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nonlinear Dynamical Systems and Control presents and develops an extensive treatment of stability analysis and control design of nonlinear dynamical systems, with an emphasis on Lyapunov-based methods. Dynamical system theory lies at the heart of mathematical sciences and engineering. The application of dynamical systems has crossed interdisciplinary boundaries from chemistry to biochemistry to chemical kinetics, from medicine to biology to population genetics, from economics to sociology to psychology, and from physics to mechanics to engineering. The increasingly complex nature of engineering systems requiring feedback control to obtain a desired system behavior also gives rise to dynamical systems. Wassim Haddad and VijaySekhar Chellaboina provide an exhaustive treatment of nonlinear systems theory and control using the highest standards of exposition and rigor. This graduate-level textbook goes well beyond standard treatments by developing Lyapunov stability theory, partial stability, boundedness, input-to-state stability, input-output stability, finite-time stability, semistability, stability of sets and periodic orbits, and stability theorems via vector Lyapunov functions. A complete and thorough treatment of dissipativity theory, absolute stability theory, stability of feedback systems, optimal control, disturbance rejection control, and robust control for nonlinear dynamical systems is also given. This book is an indispensable resource for applied mathematicians, dynamical systems theorists, control theorists, and engineers.

Nonlinear And Adaptive Control: Tools And Algorithms For The User

Author : Alessandro Astolfi
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 1783260076
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (832 download)

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Book Synopsis Nonlinear And Adaptive Control: Tools And Algorithms For The User by : Alessandro Astolfi

Download or read book Nonlinear And Adaptive Control: Tools And Algorithms For The User written by Alessandro Astolfi and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2005-12-15 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book summarizes the main results achieved in a four-year European Project on nonlinear and adaptive control. The project involves leading researchers from top-notch institutions: Imperial College London (Prof A Astolfi), Lund University (Prof A Rantzer), Supelec Paris (Prof R Ortega), University of Technology of Compiegne (Prof R Lozano), Grenoble Polytechnic (Prof C Canudas de Wit), University of Twente (Prof A van der Schaft), Politecnico of Milan (Prof S Bittanti), and Polytechnic University of Valencia (Prof P Albertos).The book also provides an introduction to theoretical advances in nonlinear and adaptive control and an overview of novel applications of advanced control theory, particularly topics on the control of partially known systems, under-actuated systems, and bioreactors./a

Automation and Robotics

Author : Juan-Manuel Ramos-Arreguin
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3902613416
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (26 download)

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Book Synopsis Automation and Robotics by : Juan-Manuel Ramos-Arreguin

Download or read book Automation and Robotics written by Juan-Manuel Ramos-Arreguin and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2008-05-01 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, a set of relevant, updated and selected papers in the field of automation and robotics are presented. These papers describe projects where topics of artificial intelligence, modeling and simulation process, target tracking algorithms, kinematic constraints of the closed loops, non-linear control, are used in advanced and recent research.

Operator Theory and Analysis

Author : H. Bart
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9783764364991
Total Pages : 494 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (649 download)

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Book Synopsis Operator Theory and Analysis by : H. Bart

Download or read book Operator Theory and Analysis written by H. Bart and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On November 12-14, 1997 a workshop was held at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam on the occasion of the sixtieth birthday ofM. A. Kaashoek. The present volume contains the proceedings of this workshop. The workshop was attended by 44 participants from all over the world: partici pants came from Austria, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, The Netherlands, South Africa, Switzerland, Ukraine and the USA. The atmosphere at the workshop was very warm and friendly. There where 21 plenary lectures, and each lecture was followed by a lively discussion. The workshop was supported by: the Vakgroep Wiskunde of the Vrije Univer siteit, the department of Mathematics and Computer Science of the Vrije Univer siteit, the Stichting VU Computer Science & Mathematics Research Centre, the Thomas Stieltjes Institute for Mathematics, and the department of Economics of the Erasmus University Rotterdam. The organizers would like to take this opportunity to express their gratitude for the support. Without it the workshop would not have been so successful as it was. Table of Contents Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v Photograph of M. A. Kaashoek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii Curriculum Vitae of M. A. Kaashoek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv List of Publications of M. A. Kaashoek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xix l. Gohberg Opening Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxxi H. Bart, A. C. M. Ran and H. I. Woerdeman Personal Reminiscences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxxv V. Adamyan and R. Mennicken On the Separation of Certain Spectral Components of Selfadjoint Operator Matrices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2. Conditions for the Separation of Spectral Components . . . . . . . 4 3. Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Stability and Control of Aircraft Systems

Author : Roy Langton
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 9780470058497
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (584 download)

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Download or read book Stability and Control of Aircraft Systems written by Roy Langton and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2006-11-02 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the current climate of increasing complexity and functional integration in all areas of engineering and technology, stability and control are becoming essential ingredients of engineering knowledge. Many of today’s products contain multiple engineering technologies, and what were once simple mechanical, hydraulic or pneumatic products now contain integrated electronics and sensors. Control theory reduces these widely varied technical components into their important dynamic characteristics, expressed as transfer functions, from which the subtleties of dynamic behaviours can be analyzed and understood. Stability and Control of Aircraft Systems is an easy-to-read and understand text that describes control theory using minimal mathematics. It focuses on simple rules, tools and methods for the analysis and testing of feedback control systems using real systems engineering design and development examples. Clarifies the design and development of feedback control systems Communicates the theory in an accessible manner that does not require the reader to have a strong mathematical background Illustrated throughout with figures and tables Stability and Control of Aircraft Systems provides both the seasoned engineer and the graduate with the know-how necessary to minimize problems with fielded systems in the area of operational performance.

Stability Theory of Switched Dynamical Systems

Author : Zhendong Sun
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0857292560
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (572 download)

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Book Synopsis Stability Theory of Switched Dynamical Systems by : Zhendong Sun

Download or read book Stability Theory of Switched Dynamical Systems written by Zhendong Sun and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-01-06 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are plenty of challenging and interesting problems open for investigation in the field of switched systems. Stability issues help to generate many complex nonlinear dynamic behaviors within switched systems. The authors present a thorough investigation of stability effects on three broad classes of switching mechanism: arbitrary switching where stability represents robustness to unpredictable and undesirable perturbation, constrained switching, including random (within a known stochastic distribution), dwell-time (with a known minimum duration for each subsystem) and autonomously-generated (with a pre-assigned mechanism) switching; and designed switching in which a measurable and freely-assigned switching mechanism contributes to stability by acting as a control input. For each of these classes this book propounds: detailed stability analysis and/or design, related robustness and performance issues, connections to other control problems and many motivating and illustrative examples.

Functional Differential Equations

Author : Constantin Corduneanu
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119189470
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (191 download)

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Download or read book Functional Differential Equations written by Constantin Corduneanu and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-04-11 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Features new results and up-to-date advances in modeling and solving differential equations Introducing the various classes of functional differential equations, Functional Differential Equations: Advances and Applications presents the needed tools and topics to study the various classes of functional differential equations and is primarily concerned with the existence, uniqueness, and estimates of solutions to specific problems. The book focuses on the general theory of functional differential equations, provides the requisite mathematical background, and details the qualitative behavior of solutions to functional differential equations. The book addresses problems of stability, particularly for ordinary differential equations in which the theory can provide models for other classes of functional differential equations, and the stability of solutions is useful for the application of results within various fields of science, engineering, and economics. Functional Differential Equations: Advances and Applications also features: • Discussions on the classes of equations that cannot be solved to the highest order derivative, and in turn, addresses existence results and behavior types • Oscillatory motion and solutions that occur in many real-world phenomena as well as in man-made machines • Numerous examples and applications with a specific focus on ordinary differential equations and functional differential equations with finite delay • An appendix that introduces generalized Fourier series and Fourier analysis after periodicity and almost periodicity • An extensive Bibliography with over 550 references that connects the presented concepts to further topical exploration Functional Differential Equations: Advances and Applications is an ideal reference for academics and practitioners in applied mathematics, engineering, economics, and physics. The book is also an appropriate textbook for graduate- and PhD-level courses in applied mathematics, differential and difference equations, differential analysis, and dynamics processes. CONSTANTIN CORDUNEANU, PhD, is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Mathematics at The University of Texas at Arlington, USA. The author of six books and over 200 journal articles, he is currently Associate Editor for seven journals; a member of the American Mathematical Society, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, and the Romanian Academy; and past president of the American Romanian Academy of Arts and Sciences. YIZENG LI, PhD, is Professor in the Department of Mathematics at Tarrant County College, USA. He is a member of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. MEHRAN MAHDAVI, PhD, is Professor in the Department of Mathematics at Bowie State University, USA. The author of numerous journal articles, he is a member of the American Mathematical Society, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, and the Mathematical Association of America.