M6800 Calculus of Variations

Faculty of Science
Spring 2004
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Roman Šimon Hilscher, DSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Roman Šimon Hilscher, DSc.
Department of Mathematics and Statistics – Departments – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Roman Šimon Hilscher, DSc.
Timetable
Tue 9:00–10:50 U1
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
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Course objectives
Elemantary course in calculus of variations. The content copies the classical differential calculus of functions in infinite dimension. The focus are necessary and sufficient conditions for (weak) extrema in such problems.
Syllabus
  • Functional, simple variational problems, function spaces, variation of a functional, necessary conditions for an extremum, Euler's equation, fixed and variable endpoints. Second variation, sufficient conditions for an extremum. Discrete calculus of variations.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2012, Spring 2014, Spring 2016, spring 2018, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2024.
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