Calculus of variations provides a unifying language for problems in which the state or trajectory of a system is determined by extremising an energy or action functional. Rooted in classical mechanics ...

Sharp regularity results for minimisers of double phase functionals with variable exponents have been extended beyond the constant exponent case. Under mild continuity assumptions on the exponent ...

This research communication aims to present a curricular proposal to relate the importance of the application of optimal control theory for dynamic supply chains for industrial engineering students ...

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For some high school students, statistics and other data science courses have unseated calculus as the de facto option for pursuing advanced math, in part due to targeted state efforts to expand ...

Multiple-timepoint arterial spin labelling MRI is a non-invasive imaging technique that permits measurement of both cerebral blood flow and arterial transit time, the latter of which is an emerging ...

In the late 19th century, Karl Weierstrass invented a fractal-like function that was decried as nothing less than a “deplorable evil.” In time, it would transform the foundations of mathematics.

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Optimization on quantum hardware is required in many applications, including Hamiltonian simulation to quantum machine learning; this entails interesting problems that must be addressed both for noisy ...