Mathematical Treasure: Hadamard’s Calculus of Variations

Jacques Hadamard (1865-1963) was a talented and prolific French mathematician who made many contributions to mathematics, particularly in the field of number theory. His Leçons sur le calcul des variations (1910) helped lay the foundations of functional analysis.

Hadamard’s opening comments supply background for his study.

These images were obtained through the courtesy of the University of California’s Digital Library. The book may be viewed in its entirety in the Internet Archive.

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