In [4] Legendre discusses the set of admissible functions for Newton's variational problem of minimal resistance. He proposes a particular side constraint to ensure existence of a solution. Here we give a rigorous proof of his result and discuss some related problems.
A paper of Legendre revisited / Belloni, Marino; Kawohl, B.. - In: FORUM MATHEMATICUM. - ISSN 0933-7741. - 9:5(1997), pp. 655-667.
A paper of Legendre revisited
BELLONI, Marino;
1997-01-01
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In [4] Legendre discusses the set of admissible functions for Newton's variational problem of minimal resistance. He proposes a particular side constraint to ensure existence of a solution. Here we give a rigorous proof of his result and discuss some related problems.File in questo prodotto:
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