{"product_id":"9783031499708","title":"Modeling and Simulation in Science, Engineering and Technology: Regional Control Problems","description":"\u003ch1\u003eModeling and Simulation in Science, Engineering and Technology: Regional Control Problems\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eAniţa, Sebastian; Capasso, Vincenzo; Scacchi, Simone\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis monograph explores the use of mathematical modeling and control theory in a variety of contemporary challenges in mathematical biology and environmental sciences.  Emphasizing an approach of learning by doing, the authors focus on a set of significant case studies emerging from real-world problems and illustrate how mathematical techniques and computational experiments can be employed in the search for sustainable solutions.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe following topics are extensively discussed:\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEradicability and control of a paradigmatic epidemic model, with a view to the existence of endemic states, their stability, and the existence of travelling waves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA spatially structured epidemic model concerning malaria as an example of vector-borne epidemics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOptimal harvesting problems for space-structured and age-structured population dynamics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eControlling epidemics in agriculture due to pest insects\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe role of predators as a possible biocontrol agent of epidemics in agriculture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eControl by taxation of the environmental pollution produced by human activities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/div\u003eThe originality of this text is in its leitmotif – regional control – along the principle of “Think Globally, Act Locally.” Indeed, for example, in many real spatially structured ecosystems, it is practically impossible to control the relevant system by global interventions in the whole habitat.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eProofs are given whenever they may serve as a guide to the introduction of new concepts. Each chapter includes a comprehensive description of the numerical methods used for the computational experiments, and MATLAB© codes for many of the numerical simulations are available for download.  Several challenging open problems are also provided to stimulate future research.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis text is aimed at mathematicians, engineers, and other scientists working in areas such as biology, medicine, and economics. Graduate and advanced undergraduate students of a quantitative subject related to the analysis and applications of dynamical systems and their control will also find it to be a valuable resource.\u003c\/div\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Birkhäuser\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2024-04-30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783031499708\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-031-49971-5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 277\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44775391461516,"sku":"9783031499708","price":143.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783031499708.jpg?v=1775739569","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783031499708","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}