Techniques of Variational Analysis

• Main Authors: Borwein, Jonathan M. (Author), Zhu, Qiji J. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2005.
• Series: CMS Books in Mathematics,
• Subjects: Mathematics.; Functional analysis.; Mathematical optimization.; Calculus of variations.; Optimization.; Calculus of Variations and Optimal Control; Optimization.; Functional Analysis.

Variational arguments are classical techniques whose use can be traced back to the early development of the calculus of variations and further. Rooted in the physical principle of least action they have wide applications in diverse fields. This book provides a concise account of the essential tools...

Table of Contents:

• and Notation
• Variational Principles
• Variational Techniques in Subdifferential Theory
• Variational Techniques in Convex Analysis
• Variational Techniques and Multifunctions
• Variational Principles in Nonlinear Functional Analysis
• Variational Techniques In the Presence of Symmetry.