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3.1 Literature

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(1983). Multistage systems. In: Nahorski, Z., Ravn, H.F., Vidal, R.V.V. (eds) Optimization of Discrete Time Systems. Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences, vol 51. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0044341

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