A PAPER OF LEGENDRE REVISITED

Authors
BELLONI M KAWOHL B
Citation
M. Belloni et B. Kawohl, A PAPER OF LEGENDRE REVISITED, Forum mathematicum, 9(5), 1997, pp. 655-667
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Mathematics,Mathematics,Mathematics
Journal title
Forum mathematicum → ACNP
ISSN journal
09337741
Volume
9
Issue
5
Year of publication
1997
Pages
655 - 667
Database
ISI
SICI code
0933-7741(1997)9:5<655:APOLR>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
In [4] Legendre discusses the set of admissible functions for Newton's variational problem of minimal resistance. He proposes a particular s ide constraint to ensure existence of a solution. In the present note we give a rigorous proof of his result and discuss some related proble ms.