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Optimal control problems involve vector decision variables. These problems are one of the most mathematically challenging problems in optimization theory.
This chapter is coauthored by Professor Benoit Morel, Engineering & Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University.
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Diwekar, U.M. (2003). Optimal Control and Dynamic Optimization. In: Introduction to Applied Optimization. Applied Optimization, vol 80. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-3745-5_7
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