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Euler–Lagrange, and the two shortcuts worth knowing

Calculus of VariationsODE, PDE & Applied Mathematics

When F has no y, and when F has no x — each collapses the equation by one order.

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When F has no y, and when F has no x — each collapses the equation by one order.

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