Integral methods in science and engineering

This contributed volume contains a collection of articles on the most recent advances in integral methods. The second of two volumes, this work focuses on the applications of integral methods to specific problems in science and engineering. Written by internationally recognized researchers, the chapters in this book are based on talks given at the Fourteenth International Conference on Integral Methods in Science and Engineering, held July 25-29, 2016, in Padova, Italy. A broad range of topics is addressed, such as : " Boundary elements " Transport problems " Option pricing " Gas reservoirs " Electromagnetic scattering This collection will be of interest to researchers in applied mathematics, physics, and mechanical and petroleum engineering, as well as graduate students in these disciplines, and to other professionals who use integration as an essential tool in their work

Preface; Digital Art by Walid Ben Medjedel; Contents; List of Contributors; 1 On a Continuous Energy Monte Carlo Simulator for Neutron Transport : Optimisation with Fission, Intermediate and Thermal Distributions; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Neutron Transport by a Monte Carlo Method; 1.3 Program Description; 1.4 Nuclear Reactions; 1.5 Coupled Distributions; 1.6 Results; 1.7 Conclusions and Future Work; References; 2 The Use of Similarity Indices in the Analysis of Temporal Distribution of Mammals; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The Case Study; 2.3 The Statistical Model; 2.4 Results.

2.5 Discussion and ConclusionReferences; 3 The Method of Superposition for Near-Field Acoustic Holography in a Semi-anechoic Chamber; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Method of Superposition; 3.3 Near-Field Acoustic Holography in a Half-Space; 3.4 Regularisation and Sparse Reconstruction; 3.5 Numerical Results; 3.6 Conclusions; References; 4 Application of Stochastic Dynamic Programming in Demand Dispatch-Based Optimal Operation of a Microgrid; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Problem Description; 4.3 Stochastic Dynamic Programming; 4.4 Inventory Control Model.

4.5 Problem Formulation by SDP (Inventory Control Model)4.6 Lemma; 4.7 Solut…