Isoperimetric problems in the variational calculus of Euler and Lagrange

DOI10.1016/0315-0860(92)90052-DzbMath0743.01015WikidataQ56114069 ScholiaQ56114069MaRDI QIDQ1183315

Craig G. Fraser

Publication date: 28 June 1992

Published in: Historia Mathematica (Search for Journal in Brave)

zbMATH Keywords

method of multipliers

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of mathematics in the 18th century (01A50) History of calculus of variations and optimal control (49-03)

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