Calculus of variations, with applications to physics and engineering.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York: Dover Publications, [1974]Edition: 1stDescription: x, 326 pages: illustrationsISBN: 9780486630694; 0486630692 Subject(s): Calculus of variationsDDC classification: 515.64Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Reference Books | Main Library Reference | Reference | 515.64 WEI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 009938 |
Bibliography & Index
Piecewise continuity --
Piecewise differentiability --
Basic lemma --
Statement and formulation of several problems --
Euler-lagrange equation --
Isoperimetric problems --
Geometrical optics, fermat's principle --
Dynamics of particles --
Two independent variables, the vibrating string --
The sturm-liouville eigenvalue-eigenfunction problem --
Theory of elasticity --
Quantum mechanics --
Electrostatics
This book by Robert Weinstock was written to fill the need for a basic introduction to the calculus of variations. Simply and easily written, with an emphasis on the applications of this calculus, it has long been a standard reference of physicists, engineers and applied mathematicians.
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