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Euler-Lagrange equation

mathematics

Also known as: Euler’s differential equation, Euler’s equation

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fluid mechanics

In fluid mechanics: Navier-stokes equation
…equation is known as the Euler equation. The whole is called the Navier-Stokes equation.
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isoperimetric problem

In isoperimetric problem
…rule (1744) later known as Euler’s differential equation, useful in the determination of a minimizing arc between two points on a curve having continuous second derivatives and second partial derivatives. His work was soon supplemented by that of the French mathematicians Joseph-Louis Lagrange and Adrien-Marie Legendre, among others.
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