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In this exercise the theory developed in section 3.3.1 is extended. The function $F(z)$ has a continuous second derivative and the functional $S$ is defined by the integral $$ S[y]=\int_a^b d x F\left(y^{\prime}\right) $$ (a) Show that $$ S[y+\epsilon h]-S[y]=\epsilon \int_a^b d x \frac{d F}{d y^{\prime}} h^{\prime}(x)+\frac{1}{2} \epsilon^2 \int_a^b d x \frac{d^2 F}{d y^{\prime 2}} h^{\prime}(x)^2+O\left(\epsilon^3\right), $$ where $h(a)=h(b)=0$. (b) Show that if $y(x)$ is chosen to make $d F / d y^{\prime}$ constant then the functional is stationary. (c) Deduce that this stationary path makes the functional either a maximum or a minimum, provided $F^{\prime \prime}\left(y^{\prime}\right) \neq 0$.

   In this exercise the theory developed in section 3.3.1 is extended. The function $F(z)$ has a continuous second derivative and the functional $S$ is defined by the integral

$$
S[y]=\int_a^b d x F\left(y^{\prime}\right)
$$

(a) Show that

$$
S[y+\epsilon h]-S[y]=\epsilon \int_a^b d x \frac{d F}{d y^{\prime}} h^{\prime}(x)+\frac{1}{2} \epsilon^2 \int_a^b d x \frac{d^2 F}{d y^{\prime 2}} h^{\prime}(x)^2+O\left(\epsilon^3\right),
$$

where $h(a)=h(b)=0$.
(b) Show that if $y(x)$ is chosen to make $d F / d y^{\prime}$ constant then the functional is stationary.
(c) Deduce that this stationary path makes the functional either a maximum or a minimum, provided $F^{\prime \prime}\left(y^{\prime}\right) \neq 0$.
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m820 Calculus of variations and advanced calculus
m820 Calculus of variations and advanced calculus
D. Richards 1st Edition
Chapter 3, Problem 17 ↓
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In this exercise the theory developed in section 3.3.1 is extended. The function $F(z)$ has a continuous second derivative and the functional $S$ is defined by the integral $$ S[y]=\int_a^b d x F\left(y^{\prime}\right) $$ (a) Show that $$ S[y+\epsilon h]-S[y]=\epsilon \int_a^b d x \frac{d F}{d y^{\prime}} h^{\prime}(x)+\frac{1}{2} \epsilon^2 \int_a^b d x \frac{d^2 F}{d y^{\prime 2}} h^{\prime}(x)^2+O\left(\epsilon^3\right), $$ where $h(a)=h(b)=0$. (b) Show that if $y(x)$ is chosen to make $d F / d y^{\prime}$ constant then the functional is stationary. (c) Deduce that this stationary path makes the functional either a maximum or a minimum, provided $F^{\prime \prime}\left(y^{\prime}\right) \neq 0$.
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