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Variational Calculus with Elementary Convexity
J. L. Troutman
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paperback. Series: Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics. Num Pages: 379 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 580.
The calculus of variations, whose origins can be traced to the works of Aristotle and Zenodoros, is now Ii vast repository supplying fundamental tools of exploration not only to the mathematician, but-as evidenced by current literature-also to those in most branches of science in which mathematics is applied. (Indeed, the macroscopic statements afforded by variational principles may provide the only valid mathematical formulation of many physical laws. ) As such, it retains the spirit of natural philosophy common to most mathematical investigations prior to this century. How ever, it is a discipline in which a single symbol (b) has at ... Read more
The calculus of variations, whose origins can be traced to the works of Aristotle and Zenodoros, is now Ii vast repository supplying fundamental tools of exploration not only to the mathematician, but-as evidenced by current literature-also to those in most branches of science in which mathematics is applied. (Indeed, the macroscopic statements afforded by variational principles may provide the only valid mathematical formulation of many physical laws. ) As such, it retains the spirit of natural philosophy common to most mathematical investigations prior to this century. How ever, it is a discipline in which a single symbol (b) has at ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer United States
Number of pages
379
Condition
New
Series
Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics
Number of Pages
365
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781468401608
SKU
V9781468401608
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