A NEW TECHNIQUE FOR EIGENVALUE PROBLEMS, I,

Abstract

A functional equation is developed for the variational problem associated with the lowest eigenvalue of the given differential equation; the development is in part modelled after that of Bellman's formalism for non-isoperimetric variational problems in the calculus of variations.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 02, 1955
Accession Number
AD0604940

Entities

People

  • Howard Osborn

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Calculus
  • Calculus Of Variations
  • Differential Equations
  • Eigenvalues
  • Equations
  • Mathematics

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis