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On the exact inverse problem of the calculus of variations

Differential Geometry 2014-08-26 v1

Abstract

The article concerns the problem if a~given system of differential equations is identical with the Euler--Lagrange system of an~appropriate variational integral. Elementary approach is applied. The main results involve the determination of the first--order variational integrals related to the second--order Euler--Lagrange systems.

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@article{arxiv.1408.5610,
  title  = {On the exact inverse problem of the calculus of variations},
  author = {Veronika Chrastinova and Vaclav Tryhuk},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1408.5610},
  year   = {2014}
}