Introduction to the Calculus of Variations
Introduction to the Calculus of Variations
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10.1007/978-1-4614-6034-3_2
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2013
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C. Dym;I. Shames
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作者:
C. Dym;I. Shames
In dealing with a function of a single variable,y = f(x), in the ordinary calculus, we often find it of use to determine the values ofxfor which the functionyis alocal maximumor alocal minimum. By a local maximum at positionx1, we mean thatfat positionx in the neighborhoodofx1is less thanf(x1) (see Fig. 2.1). Similarly for a local minimum offto exist at positionx2(see Fig. 2.1) we require thatf(x) be larger thanf(x2) for all values ofxin theneighborhood of x2. The values ofxinthe neighborhood of x1or x2may be called theadmissible valuesofxrelative to whichx1orx2is a maximum or minimum position.