The calculus of variations /

The calculus of variations has a long history of interaction with other branches of mathematics, such as geometry and differential equations, and with physics, particularly mechanics. More recently, the calculus of variations has found applications in other fields such as economics and electrical en...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Van Brunt, B. (Bruce)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Springer, [2004]
Series:	Universitext
Subjects:	Calculus of variations. Mathematics. MATHEMATICS > Calculus. MATHEMATICS > Mathematical Analysis. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Preface
Introduction
The First Variation
Some Generalizations
Isoperimetric Problems
Applications to Eigenvalue Problems
Holonomic and Nonholonomic Constraints
Problems with Variable Endpoints
The Hamiltonian Formulation
Noether's Theorem
The Second Variation
Appendix A: Some Results from Analysis and Differential Equations
Appendix B: Function Spaces
References
Index.