- Calculus, Differential topology, Manifolds, Mathematics
A supplementary text for undergraduate courses in the calculus of variations which provides an introduction to modern techniques in the field based on measure theoretic geometry. Varifold geometry is presented through and appraisal of Plateau's problem.
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- gravecomic
- earnestironic
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- classical in formformally daring
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- Author
- Michael Spivak
- First published
- 1965
- Pages
- 146
- Publisher
- Avalon Publishing, Benjamin/Cummings Pub. Co., Addison-Wesley
- Editions
- 16
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780813346120
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