A variational complex for difference equations

Foundations of Computational Mathematics

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 187-217

  Hydon, Peter E ^a   Mansfield, Elizabeth L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cohomology; Difference equations; Difference forms; Variational complex

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION LAWS; NOETHER'S THEOREM; VARIATIONAL COMPLEX;

ALGEBRA; HAMILTONIANS; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; PROBLEM SOLVING; THEOREM PROVING;

PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS;

EID: 2642579181     PISSN: 16153375     EISSN: 16153383     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10208-002-0071-9     Document Type: Article

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