Variational Methods Package
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EulerEquations


returns the Euler–Lagrange differential equation obeyed by derived from the functional f, where f depends on the function and its derivatives, as well as the independent variable x.


returns the Euler–Lagrange differential equation obeyed by .


returns a list of Euler–Lagrange differential equations obeyed by .

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The Euler equations for the arc length in two dimensions yields a straight line:

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A simple pendulum has the Lagrangian :

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The solution to the pendulum equation can be expressed using the function JacobiAmplitude:

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