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The delta-nabla calculus of variations

Optimization and Control 2010-05-25 v1

Abstract

The discrete-time, the quantum, and the continuous calculus of variations have been recently unified and extended. Two approaches are followed in the literature: one dealing with minimization of delta integrals; the other dealing with minimization of nabla integrals. Here we propose a more general approach to the calculus of variations on time scales that allows to obtain both delta and nabla results as particular cases.

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@article{arxiv.0912.0494,
  title  = {The delta-nabla calculus of variations},
  author = {Agnieszka B. Malinowska and Delfim F. M. Torres},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0912.0494},
  year   = {2010}
}

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Accepted for publication (02/December/2009) in Fasciculi Mathematici