Differential geometry and the calculus of variations

Publication date: 1968

Published in: Mathematics in Science and Engineering (Search for Journal in Brave)

Variational problems in a geometric measure-theoretic setting (49Q20) Introductory exposition (textbooks, tutorial papers, etc.) pertaining to differential geometry (53-01) Variational principles of physics (49S05) Hamilton-Jacobi theories (49L99) Introductory exposition (textbooks, tutorial papers, etc.) pertaining to calculus of variations and optimal control (49-01)

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