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401-4494-23L
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Credits
DR
,
MSC
D-MATH
Calculus of Variations
Lecturers:
Dr. André Dinis Bacelar Lopes Guerra
NOTICE: There will be some substantial overlap with the previous course unit offered in FS 2023 with title "Variational Problems and PDEs". Therefore, the current course unit and former course unit count as the same course unit.
Last Updated: 2026-02-05 16:29:40
Abstract
The focus of this class is on Direct Methods in the Calculus of Variations. We will address the following topics:1) existence of minimizers to classical variational problems;2) regularity of minimizers to scalar and vectorial problems;3) regularity theory for elliptic PDEs with measurable and smooth coefficients.
Objective
Learn important tools in the calculus of variations and elliptic PDEs.
General Information
- Language
- English
- Levels
- DR , MSC
Examination
- Type
- session examination
- Mode
- oral 20 minutes
The exam is only offered in the winter examination session 2025 and the subsequent summer session 2025
Course Components
| Type | Title | Time & Place | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| lecture | Calculus of Variations |
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2 h weekly |
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Electives (For the Master's degree in Applied Mathematics the following additional condition (not manifest in myStudies) must be obeyed: At least 14 of the required 26 credits from core courses and electives must be acquired in areas of applied mathematics and further application-oriented fields.)
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Doctorate Mathematics (More Information at: )
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Subject Specialisation (The list of courses eligible for doctoral students is published each semester in the newsletter of the ZGSM.)
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Graduate School (Official website of the Zurich Graduate School in Mathematics: )
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