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Exterior Differential Systems and the Calculus of Variations

By Phillip Griffiths

Book information

Publisher
Birkhäuser
Year
1982
ISBN
3764331038, 9783764331030
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
3 MB (3010737 bytes)
Series
Progress in Mathematics
Pages
351\351
DPI
300
Time added
2012-06-27 10:22:42
Математика;Дифференциальные уравнения

Description

Exterior Differential Systems and the Calculus of Variations gives a presentation of the calculus of var- iations for functionals defined on integral manifolds of exterior differential systems. The theory of differ- ential systems is used both to provide the theoretical background, and to work out the numerous examples drawn from differential geometry and mechanics. The subject material lies at the confluence of several of the most active areas of mathematics, and, because of the emphasis on examples and explicit solutions to special problems using general techniques, may be especially useful to students.

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