Applied calculus of variations for engineers /
The purpose of the calculus of variations is to find optimal solutions to engineering problems whose optimum may be a certain quantity, shape, or function. Applied Calculus of Variations for Engineers addresses this important mathematical area applicable to many engineering disciplines. Its unique,...
Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
Published: |
Boca Raton, FL :
CRC Press,
2014.
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Edition: | Second edition. |
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Online Access: | Texto completo (Requiere registro previo con correo institucional) |
Table of Contents:
- Part I: Mathematical foundation. The foundations of calculus of variations
- Constrained variational problems
- Multivariate function
- Higher order derivatives
- The inverse problem of calculus of variations
- Analytic solutions of variational problems
- Numerical methods of calculus of variations
- Part II: Engineering applications. Differential geometry
- Computational geometry
- Variational equations of motion
- Analytic mechanics
- Computational mechanics.