Calculus of Variations (edition 2000)

by I. M. Gelfand, S. V. Fomin

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First six chapters include theory of fields and sufficient conditions for weak and strong extrema. Chapter seven considers application of variation methods to systems with infinite degrees of freedom, and Chapter eight deals with direct methods in the calculus of variations. Problems follow each chapter and the 2 appendices.… (more)

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Member:	DouglasBaldwin
Title:	Calculus of Variations
Authors:	I. M. Gelfand
Other authors:	S. V. Fomin
Info:	Dover Publications (2000), Paperback, 240 pages
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Calculus of Variations by Israel M. Gelfand

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Amazing that this is still in print. I used this in my C of V class 20 years ago.

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Israel M. Gelfand	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Fomin, S. V.	Joint Author.	main author	all editions	confirmed
Silverman, Richard A.	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Direct method in the calculus of variations

Liouville surface

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Weierstrass–Erdmann condition

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First six chapters include theory of fields and sufficient conditions for weak and strong extrema. Chapter seven considers application of variation methods to systems with infinite degrees of freedom, and Chapter eight deals with direct methods in the calculus of variations. Problems follow each chapter and the 2 appendices.

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