A New Minimization Proof for the Brachistochrone

DOI10.2307/2975375MaRDI QIDQ4882670zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Gary R. Lawlor

Publication date 5 October 1997

Published in The American Mathematical Monthly (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.2307/2975375

zbMATH Keywords

minimizationbrachistochronecycloidtautochrone

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Optimization of shapes other than minimal surfaces (49Q10) Curves in Euclidean and related spaces (53A04)

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