Definition:Weierstrass E-Function/Definition 1

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Definition

Let $\mathbf y, \mathbf z, \mathbf w$ be $n$-dimensional vectors.

Let $\mathbf y$ be such that $\map {\mathbf y} a = A$ and $\map {\mathbf y} b = B$.

Let $J$ be a functional such that:

$\ds J \sqbrk {\mathbf y} = \int_a^b \map F {x, \mathbf y, \mathbf y'} \rd x$


The following mapping is known as the Weierstrass E-Function of $J \sqbrk {\mathbf y}$:

$\map E {x, \mathbf y, \mathbf z, \mathbf w} = \map F {x, \mathbf y, \mathbf w} - \map F {x, \mathbf y, \mathbf z} + \paren {\mathbf w - \mathbf z} F_{\mathbf y'} \paren {x, \mathbf y, \mathbf z}$


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Source of Name

This entry was named for Karl Theodor Wilhelm Weierstrass.


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