Techniques of Variational Analysis
Department
Mathematics
Document Type
Book
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Description
Variational arguments are classical techniques whose use can be traced back to the early development of calculus of variations and further. Rooted in the physical principle of least action they have wide applications in diverse fields. This book provides a concise account of the essential tools of infinite dimensional first-order variational analysis illustrated by applications in many areas of analysis, optimization and approximation, dynamical systems, mathematical economy and elsewhere. The book is aimed at both graduate students in the field of variational analysis and researchers who use variational techniques or think they might like to. Large numbers of guided exercises are provided that either give useful generalizations of the main text or illustrate significant relationships with other results.
Call number in WMU's library
QA315 .B76x 2005 (Waldo Library, WMU Authors Collection, First Floor)
ISBN
9780387242989
Publication Date
6-14-2005
Keywords
Calculus of variations
Disciplines
Mathematics
Citation for published book
Borwein, Jonathan, and Qiji J. Zhu. Techniques in Variational Analysis. New York, NY: Springer, 2005.
Recommended Citation
Borwein, Jonathan M. and Zhu, Qiji, "Techniques of Variational Analysis" (2005). All Books and Monographs by WMU Authors. 334.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/books/334
Comments
Borwein is an authority in the area of mathematical optimization, and his book makes an important contribution to variational analysis
Provides a good introduction to the topic.