Urakawa Hajime:
Calculus Of Variations And Harmonic Maps
American Mathematical Society (United States), 1993
Hardback, 251 pages
Size: 267x184 mm
ISBN: 9780821845813
ISBN-10: 0821845810
Calculus Of Variations And Harmonic Maps
Presents a view of the calculus of variations as it plays an essential role in various areas of mathematics and science. This book explains the notion of (infinite-dimensional) manifolds and contains many examples. It presents the theory of harmonic maps, with a calculation of the first and second variations of the energy.
