Optimal Control Applied to Population and Disease Models

This dissertation considers the use of optimal control theory in population models for the purpose of characterizing strategies of control which minimize an invasive or infected population with the least cost. Three different models and optimal control problems are presented. Each model describes po...

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Main Author: Miller Neilan, Rachael Lynn
Format: Others
Published: Trace: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange 2009
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Online Access:http://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_graddiss/74