Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
4640555 Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics 2010 10 Pages PDF
Abstract

In this paper a direct method for solving variational problems using nonclassical parameterization is presented. A nonclassical parameterization based on nonclassical orthogonal polynomials is first introduced to reduce a variational problem to a nonlinear mathematical programming problem. Then, using the Lagrange multiplier technique the problem is converted to that of solving a system of algebraic equations. Illustrative examples are given to demonstrate the validity and applicability of the technique.

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