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Q59Section II (Mathematics)59 of 145

Euler–Poisson with fy=0f_y=0 integrates once: fy′−ddxfy"=f_{y'}-\frac d{dx}f_{y"}= const

If the integrand ff does not depend on yy, the Euler–Lagrange equation of the functional I=∫x1x2f(x,y,y′,y") dxI=\int_{x_1}^{x_2}f(x,y,y',y")\,dx, with yy and y′y' prescribed at the end points, has the first integral:

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