An observation on two methods of obtaining solutions to variational problems

Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 345-361

  Carlson, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

calculus of variations; coordinate transformation; equivalent variational problems

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS;

AUXILIARY PROBLEM; CALCULUS OF VARIATIONS; COORDINATE TRANSFORMATIONS; EQUIVALENT VARIATIONAL PROBLEM; VARIATIONAL PROBLEMS;

VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

EID: 4644330895     PISSN: 00223239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016035718160     Document Type: Article

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