Variational Calculus

2007 ◽  
pp. 415-450
Author(s):  
Mircea V. Soare ◽  
Petre P. Teodorescu ◽  
Ileana Toma
Keyword(s):  
Variational Calculus

scholarly journals Cosmic Analogues of Classic Variational Problems

Universe ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. 71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valerio Faraoni
Keyword(s):  
Relativistic Particle ◽  
Friedmann Equation ◽  
Variational Calculus ◽  
Variational Problems ◽  
Particle Mechanics ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
Spatially Homogeneous

Several classic one-dimensional problems of variational calculus originating in non-relativistic particle mechanics have solutions that are analogues of spatially homogeneous and isotropic universes. They are ruled by an equation which is formally a Friedmann equation for a suitable cosmic fluid. These problems are revisited and their cosmic analogues are pointed out. Some correspond to the main solutions of cosmology, while others are analogous to exotic cosmologies with phantom fluids and finite future singularities.

Existence of discontinuous solutions for simplest semidefinite problems of variational calculus

1970 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. N. Koshelev ◽  
S. F. Morozov
Keyword(s):  
Variational Calculus ◽  
Discontinuous Solutions

A Numerical Scheme for a Class of Parametric Problem of Fractional Variational Calculus

2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Om P. Agrawal ◽  
M. Mehedi Hasan ◽  
X. W. Tangpong
Keyword(s):  
Analytical Solutions ◽  
Numerical Scheme ◽  
Fractional Derivatives ◽  
Optimization Problems ◽  
Practical Interest ◽  
Variational Calculus ◽  
Functional Minimization ◽  
Orthogonal Functions ◽  
Order Problem ◽  
Parametric Problem

Fractional derivatives (FDs) or derivatives of arbitrary order have been used in many applications, and it is envisioned that in the future they will appear in many functional minimization problems of practical interest. Since fractional derivatives have such properties as being non-local, it can be extremely challenging to find analytical solutions for fractional parametric optimization problems, and in many cases, analytical solutions may not exist. Therefore, it is of great importance to develop numerical methods for such problems. This paper presents a numerical scheme for a linear functional minimization problem that involves FD terms. The FD is defined in terms of the Riemann-Liouville definition; however, the scheme will also apply to Caputo derivatives, as well as other definitions of fractional derivatives. In this scheme, the spatial domain is discretized into several subdomains and 2-node one-dimensional linear elements are adopted to approximate the solution and its fractional derivative at point within the domain. The fractional optimization problem is converted to an eigenvalue problem, the solution of which leads to fractional orthogonal functions. Convergence study of the number of elements and error analysis of the results ensure that the algorithm yields stable results. Various fractional orders of derivative are considered, and as the order approaches the integer value of 1, the solution recovers the analytical result for the corresponding integer order problem.

An anti-channeling flue tee with cycloidal guide vanes based on variational calculus

2021 ◽  
pp. 108271
Author(s):  
Ruoyin Jing ◽  
Ran Gao ◽  
Zhiheng Zhang ◽  
Mengchao Liu ◽  
Yifan Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Variational Calculus ◽  
Guide Vanes

Stress–energy–momentum tensors in higher order variational calculus

2000 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Fernández ◽  
P.L. Garcı́a ◽  
C. Rodrigo
Keyword(s):  
Variational Calculus ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Stress Energy

scholarly journals Infinite dimensional rotations and Laplacians in terms of white noise calculus

1992 ◽  
Vol 128 ◽  
pp. 65-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takeyuki Hida ◽  
Nobuaki Obata ◽  
Kimiaki Saitô
Keyword(s):  
Brownian Motion ◽  
White Noise ◽  
Quantum Physics ◽  
Variational Calculus ◽  
Rotation Group ◽  
Infinite Dimensional ◽  
Lévy Laplacian ◽  
White Noise Functionals ◽  
White Noise Calculus

The theory of generalized white noise functionals (white noise calculus) initiated in [2] has been considerably developed in recent years, in particular, toward applications to quantum physics, see e.g. [5], [7] and references cited therein. On the other hand, since H. Yoshizawa [4], [23] discussed an infinite dimensional rotation group to broaden the scope of an investigation of Brownian motion, there have been some attempts to introduce an idea of group theory into the white noise calculus. For example, conformal invariance of Brownian motion with multidimensional parameter space [6], variational calculus of white noise functionals [14], characterization of the Levy Laplacian [17] and so on.

scholarly journals Homogenization of Maximal Monotone Vector Fields via Selfdual Variational Calculus

2011 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nassif Ghoussoub ◽  
Abbas Moameni ◽  
Ramón Zárate Sáiz
Keyword(s):  
Vector Fields ◽  
Maximal Monotone ◽  
Variational Calculus ◽  
Classical Case ◽  
Divergence Form ◽  
Graph Convergence ◽  
Monotone Vector Fields ◽  
Γ Convergence ◽  
Maximal Monotone Vector Fields ◽  
Periodic Family

AbstractWe use the theory of selfdual Lagrangians to give a variational approach to the homogenization of equations in divergence form, that are driven by a periodic family of maximal monotone vector fields. The approach has the advantage of using Γ-convergence methods for corresponding functionals just as in the classical case of convex potentials, as opposed to the graph convergence methods used in the absence of potentials. A new variational formulation for the homogenized equation is also given.

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