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Necessary condition for an Euler-Lagrange equation on time scales

Optimization and Control 2017-01-09 v1

Abstract

We prove a necessary condition for a dynamic integro-differential equation to be an Euler-Lagrange equation. New and interesting results for the discrete and quantum calculus are obtained as particular cases. An example of a second order dynamic equation, which is not an Euler-Lagrange equation on an arbitrary time scale, is given.

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@article{arxiv.1403.3252,
  title  = {Necessary condition for an Euler-Lagrange equation on time scales},
  author = {Monika Dryl and Delfim F. M. Torres},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1403.3252},
  year   = {2017}
}

Comments

This is a preprint of a paper whose final and definite form is: Abstract and Applied Analysis 2014, Article ID 631281, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/631281

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