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Abstract Several variational problems worthy to be treated are suggested by the operations we perform everyday after millennia of accumulated experiences.
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Villaggio, P. (2009). Some Plebeian Variational Problems. In: Variational Analysis and Aerospace Engineering. Springer Optimization and Its Applications, vol 33. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-95857-6_28
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