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A great number of the mathematical problems of engineering and science can be fruitfully viewed as what are often referred to as “black box problems.” One puts an “input” into a black box (Figure 1.1.1), the black box hums and whirls inside, and out comes an “output.” Black box problems are questions about what black boxes do.
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Naylor, A.W., Sell, G.R. (1982). Introduction. In: Linear Operator Theory in Engineering and Science. Applied Mathematical Sciences, vol 40. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5773-8_1
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