Euler's thought on the invariance of the fundamental equation of the calculus of variations and its origin

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Authors Xiaoyong Jia

Publication date 1 June 2012

Published in Journal of Northwest University. Natural Sciences Edition (Search for Journal in Brave)

zbMATH Keywords

Leonard Eulerinvariance of the fundamental equationthe calculus of variations

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of mathematics in the 18th century (01A50) History of calculus of variations and optimal control (49-03) General histories, source books (01A05)

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