Calculus of variations /
R. K. Sharma
- India MedTech 2017
- 271 p.
InIn this highly regarded text, the author develops the calculus of variations both for its own intrinsic interest and because of its wide and powerful applications to modern mathematical physics. The purpose of this text is to lay a broad foundation for an understanding of the problems of the calculus of variations and its many methods and techniques, and to prepare readers for the study of modern optimal control theory.