Control of Boundaries and Stabilization : Proceedings of the IFIP WG 7.2 Conference, Clermont Ferrand, France, June 20-23, 1988 (Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences .125) (1989. 1989. ix, 269 S. 235 mm)

The present proceedings volume is devoted to two subjects. Stabilization with emphasis on exact controllability: considering a physical system, such as a vibrating plate, one can reach a steady state in a finite time by acting on the boundary. Control of boundaries: given a physical system find the geometry of the domain (optimal shape) which minimizes a cost related to the solution of a boundary value problem in this domain, for example find a minimum drag profile. Many lectures included mathematical analysis as well as engineering applications and numerical simulation.