Newton's second law as limit of variational problems

DOI10.1186/S13662-023-03766-4MaRDI QIDQ6434693FDO

Authors Edoardo Mainini, Danilo Percivale

Publication date 28 April 2023

Abstract: We show that the solution of the Cauchy problem for the classical ode $mmathbf{y}^{″}=mathbff$ can be obtained as limit of minimizers of exponentially weighted convex variational integrals. This complements the known results about weighted inertia-energy approach to Lagrangian mechanics and hyperbolic equations.

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