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US Army tier one special operations force
The 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment–Delta, also known as Delta Force, Combat Applications Group (CAG), or within Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) as Task Force Green, is a special operations force of the United States Army under the operational control of JSOC. The unit's missions primarily involve counterterrorism, hostage rescue, direct action, and special reconnaissance, often against high-value targets. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Delta ForceA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: A Delta Operator State Estimation Algorithm for Discrete-Time Systems With State Time-DelayInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: By order of the PresidentThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: A new global operator for two-particle delta functionsCited 93 times
- Go sideways: Special mission unitA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Intelligence Support ActivityA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
A new global operator for two-particle delta functions
Delta operator digital filters for high performance inverter applications
Delta operator realizations of direct-form IIR filters
Low frequency positive real control for delta operator systems
Delta-Operator-Based Extended Disturbance Observer and Its Applications
Proportional-integral-plus (PIP) design for delta (delta) operator systems Part 2. MIMO systems
Optimal filtered predictive control – a delta operator approach
Quantized sliding mode control in delta operator framework
🆕 Influential since 2022
A Delta Operator State Estimation Algorithm for Discrete-Time Systems With State Time-Delay
Stability analysis and design of cooperative control for linear delta operator system
General $\delta$-shell interactions for the two-dimensional Dirac operator: self-adjointness and approximation
Spectral properties of the Dirac operator coupled with $$\delta $$-shell interactions
Adaptive Sliding Mode Attitude Control of Quadrotor UAVs Based on the Delta Operator Framework
📚 Books worth reading
By order of the PresidentWilliam E. Butterworth III · 2004
The ShootersWilliam E. Butterworth III · 2008
The OutlawsWilliam E. Butterworth III, William E. Butterworth IV · 2010
Black opsWilliam E. Butterworth III · 2008
Hazardous dutyWilliam E. Butterworth III · 2013
Covert warriorsWilliam E. Butterworth III, William E. Butterworth IV · 2011
Secret armiesJames Adams · 1988
Delta forceCharlie A. Beckwith · 1983
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