second edition

Andrew P. Sage

School of Engineering and Applied ScienceUniversity of Virginia

Chelsea C. White, III

Department of Applied Math and Computer ScienceUniversity of Virginia

Prentice-Hall, Inc.Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey 07632

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S a g e , A n d r e w PO p t i m u m s y s t e m s c o n t r o l .

Includes bibliographies and index.1. Control theory. 2. Mathematical optimization.

I. White, Chelsea C., joint author. II. Title.QA402.3.S24 1917 6 2 9 . 8’312 7649473I S B N O - 13 -638296 -7

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