stationary point


Suppose V is a vector spaceMathworldPlanetmath and L:V is a map. Then vV is a stationary point of L provided that

ddtL(v+tu)|t=0=0

for all uV. In this case u is called a variation of v.

Title stationary point
Canonical name StationaryPoint
Date of creation 2013-03-22 15:33:21
Last modified on 2013-03-22 15:33:21
Owner matte (1858)
Last modified by matte (1858)
Numerical id 5
Author matte (1858)
Entry type Definition
Classification msc 47A60