The approximation of higher-order integrals of the calculus of variations and the Lavrentiev phenomenon

SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 99-110

  Ferriero, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Calculus of variations; Lavrentiev phenomenon; Reparameterization

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONS; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS;

LAVRENTIEV PHENOMENON; REPARAMETERIZATION;

THEOREM PROVING;

EID: 33244473512     PISSN: 03630129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/S0363012903437721     Document Type: Article

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