On Some Variational Problems Occurring in the Theory of Dynamic Programming

Richard Ernest Bellman, Irving Leonard Glicksberg, Oliver Alfred Gross

Expert InsightsPublished 1953

Some results of an investigation of certain important variational problems involving the control of a physical system over a time interval.

Document Details

Citation

Chicago Manual of Style

Bellman, Richard Ernest, Irving Leonard Glicksberg, and Oliver Alfred Gross, On Some Variational Problems Occurring in the Theory of Dynamic Programming. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1953. https://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P380.html.
BibTeX RIS

Research conducted by

This publication is part of the RAND paper series. The paper series was a product of RAND from 1948 to 2003 that captured speeches, memorials, and derivative research, usually prepared on authors' own time and meant to be the scholarly or scientific contribution of individual authors to their professional fields. Papers were less formal than reports and did not require rigorous peer review.

This document and trademark(s) contained herein are protected by law. This representation of RAND intellectual property is provided for noncommercial use only. Unauthorized posting of this publication online is prohibited; linking directly to this product page is encouraged. Permission is required from RAND to reproduce, or reuse in another form, any of its research documents for commercial purposes. For information on reprint and reuse permissions, please visit www.rand.org/pubs/permissions.

RAND is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis. RAND's publications do not necessarily reflect the opinions of its research clients and sponsors.

Version Note

This publication supersedes a previous version published in 1952 (RM-895).