Bücher der Reihe Series On Applied Mathematics

Collects the theoretical developments of optimal partitions. This book provides a general framework to unify these results and present them in an organized fashion. It deals with practical problems of optimal partitions and shows show how they can be solved using the theory - or why they cannot be.

During the past three decades, the development of nonlinear analysis, dynamical systems and their applications to science and engineering has stimulated renewed enthusiasm for the theory of Ordinary Differential Equations (ODE). This useful book, which is based on the lecture notes of a well-received graduate course, emphasizes both theory and applications, taking numerous examples from physics and biology to illustrate the application of ODE theory and techniques. Written in a straightforward and easily accessible style, this volume presents dynamical systems in the spirit of nonlinear analysis to readers at a graduate level and serves both as a textbook and as a valuable resource for researchers. This new edition contains corrections and suggestions from the various readers and users. A new chapter on Monotone Dynamical Systems is added to take into account the new developments in ordinary differential equations.

The need for optimal partition arises from many real-world problems involving the distribution of limited resources to many users. The "clustering" problem, which has received a lot of attention, is a special case of optimal partitioning. This book attempts to collect the theoretical developments of optimal partitions.

Written in a straightforward and easily accessible style, this volume is suitable as a textbook for advanced undergraduate or first-year graduate students in mathematics, physical sciences, and engineering. The aim is to provide students with a strong background in the theories of Ordinary Differential Equations, Dynamical Systems and Boundary Value Problems, including regular and singular perturbations. It is also a valuable resource for researchers.This volume presents an abundance of examples in physical and biological sciences, and engineering to illustrate the applications of the theorems in the text. Readers are introduced to some important theorems in Nonlinear Analysis, for example, Brouwer fixed point theorem and fundamental theorem of algebras. A chapter on Monotone Dynamical Systems takes care of the new developments in Ordinary Differential Equations and Dynamical Systems.In this third edition, an introduction to Hamiltonian Systems is included to enhance and complete its coverage on Ordinary Differential Equations with applications in Mathematical Biology and Classical Mechanics.