This concise text offers an introduction to the fundamentals and standard methods of the calculus of variations. In addition to surveys of problems with fixed and movable boundaries, its subjects include practical direct methods for solution of variational problems. Each chapter features numerous illustrative problems, with solutions. 1961 edition.
| ISBN: | 9780486457994 |
| Publication date: | 26th January 2007 |
| Author: | L E Elsgolts |
| Publisher: | Dover Publications an imprint of Dover Publications Inc. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 178 pages |
| Series: | Dover Books on Mathematics |
| Genres: |
Calculus and mathematical analysis |