DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING AND A NEW FORMALISM IN THE CALCULUS OF VARIATIONS

Abstract

The paper, shows that the functional equation technique introduced in previous works may be used to provide a new approach to some classical problems in the calculus of variations. In addition to furnishing a new analytic weapon, the method has great potentialities as a computational tool.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 12, 1953
Accession Number
AD0604282

Entities

People

  • Richard E. Bellman

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

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Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Calculus
  • Calculus Of Variations
  • Computer Programming
  • Contrast
  • Dynamic Programming
  • Equations
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  • Learning
  • Mathematics
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Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

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  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Systems Analysis and Design