Download or read book Mathematical Theory of Optimal Processes written by L.S. Pontryagin and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1987-03-06 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fourth and final volume in this comprehensive set presents the maximum principle as a wide ranging solution to nonclassical, variational problems. This one mathematical method can be applied in a variety of situations, including linear equations with variable coefficients, optimal processes with delay, and the jump condition. As with the three preceding volumes, all the material contained with the 42 sections of this volume is made easily accessible by way of numerous examples, both concrete and abstract in nature.