Consider the following pair of equations as an alternative to Equation (9.3): min [Ubound,...

Consider the following pair of equations as an alternative to Equation (9.3):

 min [Ubound, max [Lbound,]]

where Ubound and Lbound are prechosen upper and lower bounds on the estimated value of T. The value of  is used in the shortest-process-next algorithm, instead of the value of  What functions do α and β perform, and what is the effect of higher and lower values on each?