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Complementary variational principles for a class of nonlinear boundary value problems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 February 2009

A. M. Arthurs
Affiliation:
Department of MathematicsUniversity of YorkYork, YO1 5DD, England
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Abstract

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Complementary variational principles are presented for a class of nonlinear boundary value problems S* Sφ = g(φ) in which g is not necessarily monotone. The results are illustrated by two examples, accurate variational solutions being obtained in both cases.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1979

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