The Inverse Problem of the Calculus of Variation

Estomih Shedrack Massawe

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The Inverse Problem of the Calculus of Variation

Estomih Shedrack Massawe

Published in Science Journal of Applied Mathematics and Statistics (Volume 4, Issue 2)

Received: 8 February 2016 Accepted: 9 March 2016 Published: 28 March 2016

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In this paper, it is intended to determine the necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence and hence the construction of a Lagrangian of a dynamical system from its equations of motion. The existence of a Lagrangian is vital importance for the Hamiltonian description of a dynamical system since via the Legendre transformation we get the Hamiltonian of the system [1, 2]. It is also intended to show that the solution of the realization problem for the Hamiltonian system reduces to solving an inverse problem.

Published in	Science Journal of Applied Mathematics and Statistics (Volume 4, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.sjams.20160402.15
Page(s)	48-51
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Inverse Problems, Calculus of Variation, Realization Problem, Hamiltonian Systems

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Department of Mathematics, College of Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

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