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020			_a9781139136860 (ebook)
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050	0	0	_aQ172.5.V37 _bC27 2013
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100	1		_aCassel, Kevin W., _d1966- _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aVariational methods with applications in science and engineering / _cKevin W. Cassel.
246	3		_aVariational Methods with Applications in Science & Engineering
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2013.
300			_a1 online resource (xvii, 413 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
520			_aThere is a resurgence of applications in which the calculus of variations has direct relevance. In addition to application to solid mechanics and dynamics, it is now being applied in a variety of numerical methods, numerical grid generation, modern physics, various optimization settings and fluid dynamics. Many applications, such as nonlinear optimal control theory applied to continuous systems, have only recently become tractable computationally, with the advent of advanced algorithms and large computer systems. This book reflects the strong connection between calculus of variations and the applications for which variational methods form the fundamental foundation. The mathematical fundamentals of calculus of variations (at least those necessary to pursue applications) is rather compact and is contained in a single chapter of the book. The majority of the text consists of applications of variational calculus for a variety of fields.
650		0	_aVariational principles.
650		0	_aScience _xMethodology.
650		0	_aEngineering _xMethodology.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781107022584
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139136860
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