Path integrals and symmetry breaking for optimal control theory

Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment

Volumn , Issue 11, 2005, Pages 205-229

  Kappen, H J ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

New Applications of statistical mechanics; Robust and stochastic optimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 29044440299     PISSN: 17425468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1742-5468/2005/11/P11011     Document Type: Article

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