Stability Theory of Differential Equations (Dover Books on Mathematics) - Softcover

Bellman, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0486462730 ISBN 13: 9780486462738

Publisher: Dover Publications Inc., 2008

Synopsis

Suitable for advanced undergraduates and graduate students, this was the first English-language text to offer detailed coverage of boundedness, stability, and asymptotic behavior of linear and nonlinear differential equations. It remains a classic guide, featuring material from original research papers, including the author's own studies.
The linear equation with constant and almost-constant coefficients receives in-depth attention that includes aspects of matrix theory. No previous acquaintance with the theory is necessary, since author Richard Bellman derives the results in matrix theory from the beginning. In regard to the stability of nonlinear systems, results of the linear theory are used to drive the results of Poincaré and Liapounoff. Professor Bellman then surveys important results concerning the boundedness, stability, and asymptotic behavior of second-order linear differential equations. The final chapters explore significant nonlinear differential equations whose solutions may be completely described in terms of asymptotic behavior. Only real solutions of real equations are considered, and the treatment emphasizes the behavior of these solutions as the independent variable increases without limit.

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About the Author

Richard Bellman (1920-1984) is best known as the father of dynamic programming. He was the author of many books and the recipient of many honors, including the first Norbert Wiener Prize in Applied Mathematics.

Edition details

• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0486462730
• ISBN 13: 9780486462738
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176