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.
- | Author: Richard Bellman
- | Publisher: Dover Publications
- | Publication Date: March 04, 2003
- | Number of Pages: 384 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 0486428095
- | ISBN-13: 9780486428093
