Dynamical Systems and Microphysics. Control Theory and Mechanics

Content: 
Academic Press Rapid Manuscript Reproduction, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Contributors, Pages vii-viii
Preface, Pages ix-x
COMPLETE CONTROLLABILITY AND STABILIZABILITY, Pages 1-11, Andrea Bacciotti
OPTIMALITY WITH FEEDBACK CONTROL IN GENERAL RELATIVITY, Pages 13-43, A. Blaquière
REACHABILITY WITH FEEDBACK CONTROL IN GENERAL RELATIVITY, Pages 45-90, A. Blaquière, M. Pauchard
ADAPTIVE CONTROL FOR UNCERTAIN DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS, Pages 91-158, M. Corless, G. Leitmann
RETARDED POTENTIALS AND ASYMPTOTIC BEHAVIOR IN NON-HAMILTONIAN SYSTEMS, Pages 159-181, Francis Fer
GLOBAL REDUCTION OF A DYNAMICAL SYSTEM ON A FOLIATED MANIFOLD AND “CONTROLLED PROJECTABILITY”, Pages 183-205, Ida Cattaneo Gasparini
EVOLUTION EQUATIONS OF ALGEBRAIC FUNCTIONALS, Pages 207-220, M. GINOCCHIO, M. IRAC-ASTAUD
EXACT LINEARIZATION TECHNIQUES OF NONLINEAR SYSTEMS, Pages 221-241, A. Isidori
ON LOCAL CONTROLLABILITY OF NON-LINEAR SYSTEMS, Pages 243-286, H.W. Knobloch, K. Wagner
GEOMETRY OF THE CANONICAL TRANSFORMATIONS, Pages 287-327, André Lichnerowicz
SOME ASPECTS OF HOMOGENEITY IN MECHANICS, Pages 329-340, L. LOSCO
ON THE DEFINITION OF FORCES IN CONTINUUM MECHANICS, Pages 341-357, Reuven Segev
CONTROL OF STATIC MECHANICAL SYSTEMS, Pages 359-377, W.M. Tulczyjew
SYSTEM THEORETIC PROPERTIES OF HAMILTONIAN SYSTEMS WITH EXTERNAL FORCES, Pages 379-400, A.J. van der Schaft
Index, Pages 401-403