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Author Anderson, Ian, 1952-

Title The inverse problem of the calculus of variations for ordinary differential equations / Ian Anderson, Gerard Thompson
Published Providence, R.I. : American Mathematical Society, ©1992

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Description 1 online resource (vi, 110 pages)
Series Memoirs of the American Mathematical Society, 1947-6221 ; v. 473
Memoirs of the American Mathematical Society ; no. 473. 0065-9266
Contents 1. Introduction 2. The variational bicomplex for ordinary differential equations 3. First integrals and the inverse problem for second order ordinary differential equations 4. The inverse problem for fourth order ordinary differential equations 5. Exterior differential systems and the inverse problem for second order ordinary differential equations 6. Examples 7. The inverse problem for two dimensional sprays
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 108-110)
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Subject Calculus of variations.
Inverse problems (Differential equations)
Perturbation (Mathematics)
MATHEMATICS -- Calculus.
MATHEMATICS -- Mathematical Analysis.
Calculus of variations
Inverse problems (Differential equations)
Perturbation (Mathematics)
Form Electronic book
Author Thompson, Gerard, 1955-
ISBN 9781470408992
1470408996