The Calculus of Variations

by Bruce van Brunt

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.

Genres: Mathematics, Calculus

308 pages, Paperback

First published September 12, 2003