Publications

The Sectarian Master Narrative in Iraqi Historiography

The Sadrists between Mahdism, Neo-Akhbarism and Usuli Orthodoxy: Examples from Southern Iraq

National oil companies and the state

Bridging Divides: Ethno-Political Leadership among Russian Sámi

The knowledge battlefield of protection

Conclusion: An Emerging Global Polity

The Diffusion of Power in Global Governance: International Political Economy Meets Foucault

“Fred og forsoning som norsk utenrikspolitikk”

"Problemet fra helvete"

Optimal Control and the Fibonacci Sequence

We bridge mathematical number theory with optimal control and show that a generalised Fibonacci sequence enters the control function of finite-horizon dynamic optimisation problems with one state and one control variable. In particular, we show that the recursive expression describing the first-order approximation of the control function can be written in terms of a generalised Fibonacci sequence when restricting the final state to equal the steady-state of the system. Further, by deriving the solution to this sequence, we are able to write the first-order approximation of optimal control explicitly. Our procedure is illustrated in an example often referred to as the Brock–Mirman economic growth model.