Optimal Control of Disarmament Using the Emigration Level
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4939660 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mark Reitman (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1983 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 171-177 |
| Publication date | 1983-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Peace Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3433 • E-ISSN: 1460-3578 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/002234338302000205 |
| OpenAlex | W2041182577 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 5 |
The importance of the emigration level as a key control variable for the disarmament process is discussed and confirmed. The mathematical formulation of the optimal control of disarmament leads to the problem of the optimal time control for a system described by the two Richardson linear differential equations. The problem is readily resolved by means of the Pontriagin maximum principle. An illustrative example is presented which clearly shows that arms levels cannot be used as control variables; this explains the permanent failure of talks on the reduction of arms. Moreover, it shows where to look for ways of actual peace strengthening based on disarmament
Arms control · Control (management) · Control theory (sociology) · Control variable · Disarmament · Emigration · Mathematical optimization · Optimal control · Political science · Process (computing) · Statistics · Variable (mathematics) · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Engineering · Law · Mathematics · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,05 |
| Citation span | 1984 - 1987 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |