E735 -- De insigni paradoxo, quod in analysi maximorum et minimorum occurrit
(On an oustanding paradox, which occurs in the analysis of maximums and minimums)
Summary:
According to Eneström, this is about "a problem from the calculus of variations that gives the maximum or minimum of a
certain integral."
According to the records, it was
presented to the St. Petersburg Academy on March 11, 1779.
Publication:
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Originally published in Memoires de l'academie des sciences de St.-Petersbourg 3, 1811, pp. 16-25
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Opera Omnia: Series 1, Volume 25, pp. 286 - 292
Documents Available:
- Original publication: E735
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