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"Each chapter contains a well-written introduction and notes. They include the author´s deep insights on the subject matter and provide historical comments and guidance to related literature. This book may well become an important milestone in the literature of optimal control." -Mathematical Reviews"Thanks to a great effort to be self-contained, [this book] renders accessibly the subject to a wide audience. Therefore, it is recommended to all researchers and professionals interested in Optimal Control and its engineering and economic applications. It can serve as an excellent textbook for graduate courses in Optimal Control (with special emphasis on Nonsmooth Analysis)." -Automatica

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Overview.- Measurable Multifunctions and Differential Inclusions.- Variational Principles.- Nonsmooth Analysis.- Subdifferential Calculus.- The Maximum Principle.- The Extended Euler-Lagrange and Hamilton Conditions.- Necessary Conditions for Free End-Time Problems.- The Maximum Principle for State Constrained Problems.- Necessary Conditions for Differential Inclusion Problems with State Constraints.- Regularity of Minimizers.- Dynamic Programming.

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Richard Vinter is Head of the Control and Power Research Group at Imperial College London.

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