Calculus of variations and its applications

Title Page......Page 1
Copyright Page......Page 2
Contents......Page 3
Editor's Preface......Page 5
On Variational Principles in Elasticity......Page 6
Variational Principles in the Mathematical Theory of Plasticity.......Page 12
Discussion of D. C. Drucker's Paper 'Variational Principles in the Mathematical Theory of Plasticity'......Page 28
A Geometrical Theory of Diffraction......Page 32
Upper and Lower Bounds for Eigenvalues......Page 58
Stationary Principles for Forced Vibrations in Elasticity and Electromagnetism......Page 84
A Variational Computation Method for Forced-vibration Problems.......Page 94
Applications of Variational Methods in the Theory of Conformal Mapping......Page 98
Dynamic Programming and Its Application to Variational Problems in Mathematical Economics......Page 120
Variational Methods in Hydrodynamics......Page 144
Some Applications of Functional Analysis to the Calculus of Variations......Page 148
Index......Page 158