UConn Math Club
MSB 118
Dec. 1, 5:15-6:05
(Free refreshments)


Joe McKenna
(UConn)
The Calculus of Variations


Abstract

The calculus of variations is an important topic in non-linear analysis, numerical analysis, and mechanics. I will try to give an accessible description, including both what I understand, and what I don't understand, in this area.

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