 ##  [Calculus of Variations](/index.php/calculus-variations) 

  ##  [Calculus of Variations](https://puremath.quantumdictionary.io/calculus-variations-0) 

  
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Definition

The theory concerned with finding extrema (minima, maxima, stationary points) of functionals, typically integrals depending on functions and their derivatives, and deriving associated Euler–Lagrange equations and variational inequalities.