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variational principle

a scientific principle used within the calculus of variations, which develops general methods for finding functions which extremize the value of quantities that depend upon those functions
Class type of: principle Q745215

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4 properties
Subclass of
principle[1]
Described by source
Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7[2]
Studied by
science[4]
Used by
calculus of variations[3]
🏷️ Also known as
en variational principle cs variační princip fi Variaatioperiaate fr principe variationnel it Principio variazionale ja 変分原理 pl Zasada wariacyjna pt princípio variacional ru Вариационные принципы tr Varyasyon Prensibi uk Варіаційний принцип zh 变分原理
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OpenAlex ID
C9259290
Freebase ID
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Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
9259290
PSH ID
3082
Topic's main category
Category:Variational principles

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Examples 1
Fermat's principle
Studied by 1
science
Subclass of 1
principle
Subtypes 1
principle of least action
Used by 1
calculus of variations
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