Calculus of Variations - I. M. Gelfand

Calculus of Variations by I. M. Gelfand and S. V. Fomin is a focused text on the calculus of variations. This edition is published in paperback format.

Key details

• Authors: I. M. Gelfand and S. V. Fomin
• Paperback
• 256 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc
• Publication date: 28 March 2003
• ISBN: 9780486414485

The opening six chapters set out the theory of fields and establish sufficient conditions for both weak and strong extrema. Attention then turns to applications, with Chapter seven exploring how variational methods can be applied to systems with infinite degrees of freedom. Chapter eight introduces direct methods within the calculus of variations, rounding out the core material.

Each chapter is followed by problems, and the two appendices also include problem sets. The content is positioned within science, mathematics, and engineering.

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