Max Plus at Work: Modeling and Analysis of Synchronized Systems: A Course on Max-Plus Algebra and Its Applications

by Bernd Heidergott, Geert Jan Olsder, Jacob Van Der Woude

Trains pull into a railroad station and must wait for each other before leaving again in order to let passengers change trains. How do mathematicians then calculate a railroad timetable that accurately reflects their comings and goings? One approach is to use max-plus algebra, a framework used to model Discrete Event Systems, which are well suited to describe the ordering and timing of events. This is the first textbook on max-plus algebra, providing...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691117632
• ISBN13: 9780691117638
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.5"