The Early Period of the Calculus of Variations

DOI10.1007/978-3-319-38945-5zbMATH Open1350.01001OpenAlexW2488247828MaRDI QIDQ2809563FDOQ2809563

Paolo Freguglia, Mariano Giaquinta

Publication date: 30 May 2016

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-38945-5

zbMATH Keywords

EulerLagrangehistory of calculus of variations18th-century analysis

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of mathematics in the 18th century (01A50) History of mathematics in the 19th century (01A55) Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to history and biography (01-02) History of calculus of variations and optimal control (49-03)

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