An introduction to the mathematical theory of multistage decision processes, this text takes a "functional equation" approach to the discovery of optimum policies. The text examines existence and uniqueness theorems, the optimal inventory equation, bottleneck problems in multistage production processes, a new formalism in the calculus of variation, multistage games, and more. 1957 edition. Includes 37 figures.
ISBN: | 9780486428093 |
Publication date: | 27th January 2003 |
Author: | Richard Bellman |
Publisher: | Dover Publications an imprint of Dover Publications Inc |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 340 pages |
Series: | Dover Books on Computer Science |
Genres: |
Mathematics |