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Lagrange’s method of integration of first order partial differential equations in two independent variables. Application to problems of mechanics which depend only on two defining parameters. The free motion of a point on a plane and the shortest line on a surface

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After we have reduced the problems of mechanics to the integration of a non-linear first order partial differential equation, we must concern ourselves with the integration of the same, i.e., with the search for a complete solution.

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Clebsch, A. (2009). Lagrange’s method of integration of first order partial differential equations in two independent variables. Application to problems of mechanics which depend only on two defining parameters. The free motion of a point on a plane and the shortest line on a surface. In: Clebsch, A. (eds) Jacobi’s Lectures on Dynamics. Texts and Readings in Mathematics. Hindustan Book Agency, Gurgaon. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-93-86279-62-0_22

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