Stochastic optimization in continuous time

Stochastic Optimization in Continuous Time

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 1-326

  Chang, Fwu Ranq ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84929759954     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511616747     Document Type: Book

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