Mathematical Analysis - General & Miscellaneous, Calculus

Calculus of Variations

Name: Calculus of Variations
Author: I. M. Gelfand
ISBN: 9780486414485

by I. M. Gelfand, Gelfand, Jerry Silverman, S. V. Fomin, Richard A. Silverman

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Overview

First six chapters include theory of fields and sufficient conditions for weak and strong extrema. Chapter seven considers application of variation methods to systems with infinite degrees of freedom, and Chapter eight deals with direct methods in the calculus of variations. Problems follow each chapter and the 2 appendices.

Synopsis

Fresh, lively text serves as a modern introduction to the subject, with applications to the mechanics of systems with a finite number of degrees of freedom.

Ideal for math and physics students.