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On the Euler–Lagrange Equation in Calculus of Variations

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In 1985, Clarke and Vinter proved that, in the classical Bolza problem of the calculus of variations, if the Lagrangian is coercive and autonomous, all minimizers are Lipschitz and satisfy the Euler–Lagrange equation. I give a short and direct proof of this result.

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I thank an anonymous referee who has carefully read the paper and substantially improved the exposition.

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This paper is dedicated to Michel Théra in honour of his 70th birthday.

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Ekeland, I. On the Euler–Lagrange Equation in Calculus of Variations. Vietnam J. Math. 46, 359–363 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10013-018-0285-z

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