In this highly regarded text for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, the author develops the calculus of variations both for its intrinsic interest and for its powerful applications to modern mathematical physics. Topics include first and second variations of an integral, generalizations, isoperimetrical problems, least action, special relativity, elasticity, more. 1963 edition.
| ISBN: | 9780486654997 |
| Publication date: | 28th March 2003 |
| Author: | Charles Fox |
| Publisher: | Dover Publications an imprint of Dover Publications Inc. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 271 pages |
| Series: | Dover Books on Mathematics |
| Genres: |
Calculus |