The Early Period of the Calculus of Variations

DOI10.1007/978-3-319-38945-5MaRDI QIDQ2809563zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors 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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