Optimization and Nonsmooth Analysis (Classics in Applied Mathematics, Series Number 5)

Optimization and Nonsmooth Analysis (Classics in Applied Mathematics, Series Number 5) by Clarke, Frank H.. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780898712568.

Mathematical Reviews said of this book that it was destined to become a classical reference. This book has appeared in Russian translation and has been praised both for its lively exposition and its fundamental contributions. The author first develops a general theory of nonsmooth analysis and geometry which, together with a set of associated techniques, has had a profound effect on several branches of analysis and optimization. Clarke then applies these methods to obtain a powerful, unified approach to the analysis of problems in optimal control and mathematical programming. Examples are drawn from economics, engineering, mathematical physics, and various branches of analysis in this reprint volume.