TOWARDS A GEOMETRICAL UNDERSTANDING OF DOUGLAS SOLUTION OF THE INVERSE PROBLEM OF THE CALCULUS OF VARIATIONS

被引:48
作者
CRAMPIN, M [1 ]
SARLET, W [1 ]
MARTINEZ, E [1 ]
BYRNES, GB [1 ]
PRINCE, GE [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV ZARAGOZA,DEPT MATEMAT APLICADA,ZARAGOZA,SPAIN
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10.1088/0266-5611/10/2/005
中图分类号
O29 [应用数学];
学科分类号
070104 ;
摘要
We describe a novel approach to the study of the inverse problem of the calculus of variations, which gives new insights into Douglas's solution of the two degree of freedom case.
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页码:245 / 260
页数:16
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