SPRINGER QUANTUM VARIATIONAL CALCULUS 2014 RETAIL EBOOK-kE

TITLE: QUANTUM VARIATIONAL CALCULUS

PUBLISHER: SPRINGER LANGUAGE: ENGLISH

LINK: http://is.gd/LA86ty RELEASE TYPE: RETAIL

FORMAT: PDF RELEASE DATE: 2014.04.05

ISBN: 9783319027470 STORE DATE: 2014

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AUTHOR: MALINOWSKA, AGNIESZKA B., TORRES, DELFIM

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This Brief puts together two subjects, quantum and variational

calculi by considering variational problems involving Hahn

quantum operators. The main advantage of its results is that they

are able to deal with nondifferentiable (even discontinuous)

functions, which are important in applications



Possible applications in economics are discussed. Economists

model time as continuous or discrete. Although individual

economic decisions are generally made at discrete time intervals

they may well be less than perfectly synchronized in ways

discrete models postulate. On the other hand, the usual

assumption that economic activity takes place continuously, is

nothing else than a convenient abstraction that in many

applications is far from reality. The Hahn quantum calculus helps

to bridge the gap between the two families of models: continuous

and discrete



Quantum Variational Calculus is self-contained and unified in

presentation. It provides an opportunity for an introduction to

the quantum calculus of variations for experienced researchers

but may be used as an advanced textbook by graduate students and

even ambitious undergraduates as well. The explanations in the

book are detailed to capture the interest of the curious reader

and complete to provide the necessary background material needed

to go further into the subject and explore the rich research

literature, motivating further research activity in the area