{"product_id":"9780817642976","title":"Systems \u0026 Control: Foundations \u0026 Applications","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSystems \u0026amp; Control: Foundations \u0026amp; Applications\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eLiberzon, Daniel\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003el\\lany systems encountered in practice involve a coupling between contin­ uous dynamics and discrete events. Systems in which these two kinds of dynamics coexist and interact are usually called hybrid. For example, the following phenomena give rise to hybrid behavior: a valve or a power switch opening and closing; a thermostat turning the heat on and off; biological cells growing and dividing; a server switching between buffers in a queueing network; aircraft entering, crossing, and leaving an air traffic control region; dynamics of a car changing abruptly due to wheels locking and unlocking on ice. Hybrid systems constitute a relatively new and very active area of current research. They present interesting theoretical challenges and are important in many real-world problems. Due to its inherently interdisci­ plinary nature, the field has attracted the attention of people with diverse backgrounds, primarily computer scientists, applied mathematicians, and engineers. Researchers with a background and interest in continuous-time systems and control theory are concerned primarily with properties of the contin­ uous dynamics, such as Lyapunov stability. A detailed investigation of the discrete behavior, on the other hand, is usually not a goal in itself. In fact, rather than dealing with specifics of the discrete dynamics, it is often use­ ful to describe and analyze a more general category of systems which is known to contain a particular model of interest.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Birkhäuser\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2003-06-24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9780817642976\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4612-0017-8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 233\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Birkhäuser Boston","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45987304013964,"sku":"9780817642976","price":89.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780817642976.jpg?v=1775734101","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780817642976","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}