The Topology of the Calculus of Variations in the Large

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The Topology of the Calculus of Variations in the Large

Table of contents :
Front Cover
Title Page
Table of Contents
Foreword
1. General Principles of the Calculus of Variations in the Large
2. Application to nonlinear integral equations
3. Critical Sets of Geodesic Curves
4. The Functional Space R of Curves with Common Endpoints on the Sphere
5. Closed Geodesics on Manifolds Homeomorphic to the n-Dimensional Sphere
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