Continuous Average Control of Piecewise Deterministic Markov Processes

The intent of this book is to present recent results in the control theory for the long run average continuous control problem of piecewise deterministic Markov processes (PDMPs). The book focuses mainly on the long run average cost criteria and �extends to the PDMPs some well-known techniques relat...

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Main Authors: Costa, Oswaldo Luiz do Valle. (Author), Dufour, Francois. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Series:SpringerBriefs in Mathematics,
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Online Access:https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6983-4
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