On the variational principle

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DOI10.1016/0022-247X(74)90025-0zbMath0286.49015WikidataQ56593029 ScholiaQ56593029MaRDI QIDQ1846099

Ivar Ekeland

Publication date: 1974

Published in: Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications (Search for Journal in Brave)


49Q15: Geometric measure and integration theory, integral and normal currents in optimization

58B20: Riemannian, Finsler and other geometric structures on infinite-dimensional manifolds

49K27: Optimality conditions for problems in abstract spaces

49R05: Variational methods for eigenvalues of operators

49M99: Numerical methods in optimal control


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