1 Table of Contents: “... Interpolation and H-infinity Control -- Linear Matrix Inequalities and Matrix Convexity -- Optimization...”

2 Subjects: “...Calculus of Variations and Optimization...”

3 Table of Contents: “...Some (hopefully) motivating examples -- 0: Background material -- 1: Powers of a semiring -- 2...”

4 “... or in the context of optimization problems. This book covers a wide variety of algebraic and geometric properties...”

5 Table of Contents: “...: tricks of the trade -- An alternative existence proof for LSTS(24k+1) -- On a class of optimal constant...”

6 “.... By approaching the subject in this way, new avenues for learning the material emerge: For example, vector spaces...”

7 Table of Contents: “... for Riemannian Manifolds -- §8. Optimal Inequalities -- §9. Sobolev’s Theorem for Compact Riemannian Manifolds...”

8 Table of Contents: “..., Optimization of the Wishart joint eigenvalue probability density distribution based on the Vandermonde...”

9 Table of Contents: “... of linear equations -- 72 Optimization --...”

10 “..., applications of the contraction mapping principle, minimization of functionals, an example from optimal control...”

11 “... to graduate students and other non-experts. The introductory chapters review material on Lie groups...”

12 “..., covering more material than most linear algebra texts. It is also optimal for independent study and as a...”

13 “...This book presents the theory of optimal and critical regularities of groups of diffeomorphisms...”

14 “... choose the optimal teaching approach for their discipline. The second edition has been revised...”