Polynomial approximation: a new computational technique in dynamic programming—I

Allocation processes

Richard Ernest Bellman, Robert E. Kalaba, Bella Kotkin

ResearchPublished 1962

The application of the computational technique of polynomial approximation to problems in dynamic programming. The theoretical applicability of orthogonal polynomials is first discussed and then applied to one- and two-dimensional allocation problems. Numerical results obtained from FORTRAN programs involving Legendre polynomials are presented. 32 pp.

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  • Year: 1962
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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.7249/RM3084-PR
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Bellman, Richard Ernest, Robert E. Kalaba, and Bella Kotkin, Polynomial approximation: a new computational technique in dynamic programming—I: Allocation processes, RAND Corporation, RM-3084-PR, 1962. As of September 23, 2024: https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_memoranda/RM3084-PR.html
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Bellman, Richard Ernest, Robert E. Kalaba, and Bella Kotkin, Polynomial approximation: a new computational technique in dynamic programming—I: Allocation processes. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1962. https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_memoranda/RM3084-PR.html. Also available in print form.
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