Topological characteristics of extremals of variational problems

DOI10.1007/BF02362948MaRDI QIDQ1915333zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Publication date 5 January 1997

Published in Journal of Mathematical Sciences (New York) (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02362948

bibliography critical points Euler characteristic Lyusternik-Schnirelman category topological index

Variational problems in a geometric measure-theoretic setting (49Q20) Abstract critical point theory (Morse theory, Lyusternik-Shnirel'man theory, etc.) in infinite-dimensional spaces (58E05) Variational principles in infinite-dimensional spaces (58E30)

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In this extensive review, the author describes methods of investigating variational problems based on the concepts of topological index, Euler characteristic and Lyusternik-Schnirelman category. These methods are used to prove a variety of necessary and sufficient conditions of optimality, to estimate the number of critical points and critical solutions and to validate approximate algorithms for the construction of solutions of variational problems. The authors show that the methods not only extend the boundaries of the applicability of the classical methods but also make essential contributions to the task of solving those classical problems for which the classical theory is inadequate. The work contains an extensive bibliography with 219 entries.

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