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The complete figure for second order multiple integral problems in the calculus of variations

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Throughout this paper Greek indicesα, β, ⋯, and Latin indicesi, j, h, k, assume the values 1, ⋯,m, and 1, ⋯,n respectively. The summation convention is operative in respect of both sets of indices.

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  1. Department of Mathematics, University of South Africa, P.O. Box 392, Pretoria, South Africa

    H. S. P. Grässer

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This work was supported by the South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research.

At time of writing Professor Grässer was Visiting Scholar at the University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona.

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Grässer, H.S.P. The complete figure for second order multiple integral problems in the calculus of variations. Aeq. Math. 14, 363–386 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01835985

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