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On the Genesis of the Lagrange Multipliers

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  • P. Bussotti

    (University of Pisa
    University of Munich)

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The genesis of the Lagrange multipliers is analyzed in this work. Particularly, the author shows that this mathematical approach was introduced by Lagrange in the framework of statics in order to determine the general equations of equilibrium for problems with constraints. Indeed, the multipliers allowed Lagrange to treat the questions of maxima and minima in differential calculus and in calculus of variations in the same way as problems of statics: if the equilibrium of a point or a system of points is required, there is an analogy between statics and differential calculus; if the equilibrium of a rigid body is required, there is an analogy between statics and calculus of variations.

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  • P. Bussotti, 2003. "On the Genesis of the Lagrange Multipliers," Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications, Springer, vol. 117(3), pages 453-459, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:joptap:v:117:y:2003:i:3:d:10.1023_a:1023952102705
    DOI: 10.1023/A:1023952102705
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    1. Rajaram Gana, 2022. "Ridge Regression and the Elastic Net: How Do They Do as Finders of True Regressors and Their Coefficients?," Mathematics, MDPI, vol. 10(17), pages 1-27, August.

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