TY  - BOOK
AU  - Anderson,Ian
AU  - Thompson,Gerard
TI  - The inverse problem of the calculus of variations for ordinary differential equations
T2  - Memoirs of the American Mathematical Society, 
SN  - 9781470408992 (online)
AV  - QA3QA315 .A57 no. 473
U1  - 515/.64 20
PY  - 1992///
CY  - Providence, R.I.
PB  - American Mathematical Society
KW  - Calculus of variations
KW  - Inverse problems (Differential equations)
KW  - Perturbation (Mathematics)
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 108-110); 1. Introduction; 2. The variational bicomplex for ordinary differential equations; 3. First integrals and the inverse problem for second order ordinary differential equations; 4. The inverse problem for fourth order ordinary differential equations; 5. Exterior differential systems and the inverse problem for second order ordinary differential equations; 6. Examples; 7. The inverse problem for two dimensional sprays; Access is restricted to licensed institutions; Electronic reproduction; Providence, Rhode Island; American Mathematical Society; 2012
UR  - http://www.ams.org/memo/0473
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1090/memo/0473
ER  -