From the discrete to the continuous brachistochrone: a tale of two proofs

DOI10.1088/1361-6404/abaf41zbMath1518.49046OpenAlexW3049217853WikidataQ113824850 ScholiaQ113824850MaRDI QIDQ6105722

Unnamed Author, Hezi Yizhaq

Publication date: 9 June 2023

Published in: European Journal of Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6404/abaf41

zbMATH Keywords

calculus of variationsinertial framesradius of curvaturecycloiddiscrete brachistochronecontinuous brachistochrone

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Methods involving semicontinuity and convergence; relaxation (49J45) Miscellaneous topics in calculus of variations and optimal control (49N99)

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• Mathematica in Action
• The remarkable properties of the discrete brachistochrone
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