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Basic Concepts of the Calculus of Variation

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Recent Developments in Thermomechanics of Solids

Part of the book series: International Centre for Mechanical Sciences ((CISM,volume 262))

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Let u(x) be a continuously differentiable function of the independent real variable x defined on the interval x2 ≤ x ≤ x1 Denote by ux its first order derivative.

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  1. University of Liege, Belgium

    G. Lebon

  2. Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland

    P. Perzyna

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Lebon, G., Perzyna, P. (1980). Basic Concepts of the Calculus of Variation. In: Lebon, G., Perzyna, P. (eds) Recent Developments in Thermomechanics of Solids. International Centre for Mechanical Sciences, vol 262. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-3351-4_13

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