Monotone Structure in Discrete-Event Systems / Edition 1

by Paul Glasserman, David D. Yao

Overview

Information previously available only in journal articles and research papers has been brought together in this outstanding text. Uses the unifying theme of monotone structure to transcend the two-perspective approach to DES—one stressing logical/qualitative issues and the other temporal/quantitative analysis—to encompass elements from both. Features notes and references at the end of each chapter.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780471580416
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	03/31/1994
Series:	Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics , #296
Pages:	312
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 9.45(h) x 1.18(d)

About the Author

Paul Glasserman and David D. Yao are the authors of Monotone Structure in Discrete-Event Systems, published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

Some Basic Concepts.

Antimatroid Structure: Monotonicity.

Lattice Structure: Convexity and Concavity.

Links to Other Models.

Monotone Optimal Control.

Subadditivity and Stability.

Association and Optimal Coupling.

Perturbation Analysis.

Index.

Editorial Reviews

A departure from a two-pronged approach to the subject that focuses separately on logical/qualitative issues and temporal/quantitative analysis. Linking elements from each aspect, the authors show how integral monotone structure is to an understanding of discrete-event systems. Describing the foundations of monotone structure as well as a variety of applications and theoretical ramifications of the basic structure, the authors also examine strings, languages, scores, matroids, greedoids, optimal coupling, and perturbation analysis. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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