This book is developed for the study of vectorial problems in the calculus of variations. The subject is a very active one and almost half of the book consists of new material. This is a new edition of the earlier book published in 1989 and it is suitable for graduate students. The book has been updated with some new material and examples added. Applications are included.

Direct Methods in the Calculus of Variations (Applied Mathematical Sciences, 78)

Science & Math

DACOROGNA, BERNARD

Mathematics

Springer

Nonlinear partial differential equations has become one of the main tools of mod ern mathematical analysis; in spite of seemingly contradictory terminology, the subject of nonlinear differential equations finds its origins in the theory of linear differential equations, and a large part of functional analysis derived its inspiration from the study of linear pdes. In recent years, several mathematicians have investigated nonlinear equations, particularly those of the second order, both linear and nonlinear and either in divergence or nondivergence form. Quasilinear and fully nonlinear differential equations are relevant classes of such equations and have been widely examined in the mathematical literature. In this work we present a new family of differential equations called "implicit partial differential equations", described in detail in the introduction (c.f. Chapter 1). It is a class of nonlinear equations that does not include the family of fully nonlinear elliptic pdes. We present a new functional analytic method based on the Baire category theorem for handling the existence of almost everywhere solutions of these implicit equations. The results have been obtained for the most part in recent years and have important applications to the calculus of variations, nonlin ear elasticity, problems of phase transitions and optimal design; some results have not been published elsewhere.

Implicit Partial Differential Equations (Progress in Nonlinear Differential Equations and Their Applications, 37)

Marcellini, Paolo

Birkhauser

An important question in geometry and analysis is to know when two k-forms f and g are equivalent through a change of variables. The problem is therefore to find a map φ so that it satisfies the pullback equation: φ*(g) = f.
In more physical terms, the question under consideration can be seen as a problem of mass transportation. The problem has received considerable attention in the cases k = 2 and k = n, but much less when 3 ≤ k ≤ n–1. The present monograph provides the first comprehensive study of the equation.
The work begins by recounting various properties of exterior forms and differential forms that prove useful throughout the book. From there it goes on to present the classical Hodge–Morrey decomposition and to give several versions of the Poincaré lemma. The core of the book discusses the case k = n, and then the case 1≤ k ≤ n–1 with special attention on the case k = 2, which is fundamental in symplectic geometry. Special emphasis is given to optimal regularity, global results and boundary data. The last part of the work discusses Hölder spaces in detail; all the results presented here are essentially classical, but cannot be found in a single book. This section may serve as a reference on Hölder spaces and therefore will be useful to mathematicians well beyond those who are only interested in the pullback equation.
The Pullback Equation for Differential Forms is a self-contained and concise monograph intended for both geometers and analysts. The book may serve as a valuable reference for researchers or a supplemental text for graduate courses or seminars.

The Pullback Equation for Differential Forms (Progress in Nonlinear Differential Equations and Their Applications, Vol. 83)

Csató, Gyula

Kneuss, Olivier

This book is developed for the study of vectorial problems in the calculus of variations. It is a new edition of the earlier book published in 1989. Almost half of the book consists of new material and there are added examples.

Nonlinear partial differential equations has become one of the main tools of mod­ ern mathematical analysis; in spite of seemingly contradictory terminology, the subject of nonlinear differential equations finds its origins in the theory of linear differential equations, and a large part of functional analysis derived its inspiration from the study of linear pdes. In recent years, several mathematicians have investigated nonlinear equations, particularly those of the second order, both linear and nonlinear and either in divergence or nondivergence form. Quasilinear and fully nonlinear differential equations are relevant classes of such equations and have been widely examined in the mathematical literature. In this work we present a new family of differential equations called "implicit partial differential equations", described in detail in the introduction (c.f. Chapter 1). It is a class of nonlinear equations that does not include the family of fully nonlinear elliptic pdes. We present a new functional analytic method based on the Baire category theorem for handling the existence of almost everywhere solutions of these implicit equations. The results have been obtained for the most part in recent years and have important applications to the calculus of variations, nonlin­ ear elasticity, problems of phase transitions and optimal design; some results have not been published elsewhere.

Introduction To The Calculus Of Variations (3Rd Edition)

The calculus of variations is one of the oldest subjects in mathematics, and it is very much alive and still evolving. Besides its mathematical importance and its links to other branches of mathematics, such as geometry or differential equations, it is widely used in physics, engineering, economics and biology.
This book serves both as a guide to the expansive existing literature and as an aid to the non-specialist — mathematicians, physicists, engineers, students or researchers — in discovering the subject's most important problems, results and techniques. Despite the aim of addressing non-specialists, mathematical rigor has not been sacrificed; most of the theorems are either fully proved or proved under more stringent conditions.
In this new edition, several new exercises have been added. The book, containing a total of 119 exercises with detailed solutions, is well designed for a course at both undergraduate and graduate levels.

INTRODUCTION TO THE CALCULUS OF VARIATIONS (3RD EDITION)

IMPERIAL COLLEGE PRESS

Introduction To The Calculus Of Variations (2Nd Edition)

The calculus of variations is one of the oldest subjects in mathematics, yet is very much alive and is still evolving. Besides its mathematical importance and its links to other branches of mathematics, such as geometry or differential equations, it is widely used in physics, engineering, economics and biology.This book serves both as a guide to the expansive existing literature and as an aid to the non-specialist -- mathematicians, physicists, engineers, students or researchers -- in discovering the subject's most important problems, results and techniques. Despite the aim of addressing non-specialists, mathematical rigor has not been sacrificed; most of the theorems are either fully proved or proved under more stringent conditions.In this new edition, the chapter on regularity has been significantly expanded and 27 new exercises have been added. The book, containing a total of 103 exercises with detailed solutions, is well designed for a course at both undergraduate and graduate levels.

INTRODUCTION TO THE CALCULUS OF VARIATIONS (2ND EDITION)

Imperial College Pr

This book follows an advanced course in analysis (vector analysis, complex analysis and Fourier analysis) for engineering students, but can also be useful, as a complement to a more theoretical course, to mathematics and physics students.The first three parts of the book represent the theoretical aspect and are independent of each other. The fourth part gives detailed solutions to all exercises that are proposed in the first three parts.

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Direct Methods in the Calculus of Variations (Applied Mathematical Sciences, 78)

Implicit Partial Differential Equations (Progress in Nonlinear Differential Equations and Their Applications, 37)

The Pullback Equation for Differential Forms (Progress in Nonlinear Differential Equations and Their Applications, Vol. 83)

Direct Methods in the Calculus of Variations (Applied Mathematical Sciences, 78)

Implicit Partial Differential Equations (Progress in Nonlinear Differential Equations and Their Applications, 37)

INTRODUCTION TO THE CALCULUS OF VARIATIONS (3RD EDITION)

Introduction To The Calculus Of Variations (3Rd Edition)

INTRODUCTION TO THE CALCULUS OF VARIATIONS (2ND EDITION)

Introduction To The Calculus Of Variations (2Nd Edition)

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