Calculus of Variations

by Jürgen Jost and Xianqing Li-Jost

Book Overview

This textbook on the calculus of variations leads the reader from the basics to modern aspects of the theory. One-dimensional problems and the classical issues like Euler-Lagrange equations are treated, as are Noether's theorem, Hamilton-Jacobi theory, and in particular geodesic lines, thereby developing some important geometric and topological aspects. The basic ideas of optimal control theory are also given. The second part of the book deals with...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521642035
• ISBN13: 9780521642033
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 1.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.4"