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Variational methods with applications in science and engineering
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ISBN: 9781139136860 9781107022584 9781107055551 1107055555 9781299706057 1299706053 1139136860 9781107059047 1107059046 1107022584 1107065119 1316090671 1107057787 1107255511 1107056667 Year: 2013 Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press,

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There is a resurgence of applications in which the calculus of variations has direct relevance. In addition to application to solid mechanics and dynamics, it is now being applied in a variety of numerical methods, numerical grid generation, modern physics, various optimization settings and fluid dynamics. Many applications, such as nonlinear optimal control theory applied to continuous systems, have only recently become tractable computationally, with the advent of advanced algorithms and large computer systems. This book reflects the strong connection between calculus of variations and the applications for which variational methods form the fundamental foundation. The mathematical fundamentals of calculus of variations (at least those necessary to pursue applications) is rather compact and is contained in a single chapter of the book. The majority of the text consists of applications of variational calculus for a variety of fields.

Variational principles in dynamics and quantum theory
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ISBN: 0486637735 Year: 1979 Publisher: New York, NY : Dover,

Variational methods in nonconservative phenomena
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ISBN: 1282034731 9786612034732 0080926428 0127284508 9780080926421 9781282034730 9780127284507 Year: 1989 Publisher: Boston

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This book provides a comprehensive survey of analytic and approximate solutions of problems of applied mechanics, with particular emphasis on nonconservative phenomena. Include

Variational principles for nonpotential operators
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ISBN: 0821845292 9780821845295 Year: 1989 Volume: 77 Publisher: Providence (R.I.): American Mathematical Society

The variational principles of mechanics
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ISBN: 0486650677 9780802017437 9780486650678 Year: 1986 Volume: 4 Publisher: New York : Dover Publications,


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The principle of least action : history and physics
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ISBN: 1108299547 1108297943 1108299865 1139021028 1108301789 1108300189 1108300502 9781108301787 9781139021029 9781108300506 0521869021 9780521869027 Year: 2017 Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press,

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The principle of least action originates in the idea that, if nature has a purpose, it should follow a minimum or critical path. This simple principle, and its variants and generalizations, applies to optics, mechanics, electromagnetism, relativity, and quantum mechanics, and provides an essential guide to understanding the beauty of physics. This unique text provides an accessible introduction to the action principle across these various fields of physics, and examines its history and fundamental role in science. It includes - with varying levels of mathematical sophistication - explanations from historical sources, discussion of classic papers, and original worked examples. The result is a story that is understandable to those with a modest mathematical background, as well as to researchers and students in physics and the history of physics.

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