Category:Calculus of variations

• Calculus of variations (computing)
• Variational principle (physics)

A

• Action (physics)
• Almgren–Pitts min-max theory (computing)
• Applications of the calculus of variations (computing)

B

• Beltrami identity (computing)
• Bounded variation (computing)
• Brunn–Minkowski theorem (computing)

C

• Caccioppoli set (computing)
• Chaplygin problem (computing)
• Convenient vector space (computing)
• Costate equation (computing)

D

• De Donder–Weyl theory (computing)
• Direct method in the calculus of variations (computing)
• Dirichlet energy (computing)
• Dirichlet's principle (computing)

E

• Energy principles in structural mechanics (computing)
• Envelope theorem (computing)
• Euler–Lagrange equation (computing)

F

• Fermat's principle (computing)
• First variation (computing)
• Functional derivative (computing)
• Fundamental lemma of calculus of variations (computing)

G

• Γ-convergence (computing)
• Geodesics on an ellipsoid (computing)
• Geometric analysis (computing)

H

• Hamilton's principle (computing)
• Hilbert's nineteenth problem (computing)
• Hilbert's twentieth problem (computing)
• History of variational principles in physics (physics)
• Homicidal chauffeur problem (computing)
• Hu Washizu principle (computing)
• Hu–Washizu principle (computing)

I

• Inverse problem for Lagrangian mechanics (computing)
• Isoperimetric inequality (computing)

L

• Lagrange multipliers on Banach spaces (computing)
• Lagrangian (field theory) (physics)
• Lagrangian system (computing)
• Legendre–Clebsch condition (computing)
• List of variational topics (computing)

M

• Malliavin calculus (computing)
• Maupertuis's principle (physics)
• Minkowski's first inequality for convex bodies (computing)
• Minkowski–Steiner formula (computing)
• Morse–Palais lemma (computing)
• Mosco convergence (computing)
• Mountain pass theorem (computing)

N

• Nehari manifold (computing)
• Newton's minimal resistance problem (computing)
• Noether identities (physics)
• Noether's second theorem (physics)
• Noether's theorem (physics)

O

• Obstacle problem (computing)
• Ostrogradsky instability (physics)

P

• Palais–Smale compactness condition (computing)
• Path of least resistance (computing)
• Plateau's problem (computing)
• Principle of least action (physics)
• Pseudo-monotone operator (computing)

R

• Regularized canonical correlation analysis (computing)

S

• Saint-Venant's theorem (physics)
• Signorini problem (physics)
• Stampacchia Medal (computing)

T

• Tonelli's theorem (functional analysis) (computing)
• Transportation theory (mathematics) (computing)
• Transversality (mathematics) (computing)

V

• Variational bicomplex (computing)
• Variational inequality (computing)
• Variational vector field (computing)

W

• Weierstrass–Erdmann condition (computing)