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This textbook introduces variational methods and their applications to differential equations to graduate students and researchers interested in differential equations and nonlinear analysis. It serves as a sampling of topics in critical point theory. Coverage includes: minimizations, deformations results, the mountain-pass and saddle-point theorems, critical points under constraints, and issues of compactness. Applications immediately follow each result for easy assimilation by the reader. This straightforward and systematic presentation includes many exercises and examples to motivate the study of variational methods.

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From the reviews: <p> This book is intended to be an introduction to variational methods for ODEs and PDEs. a ] Overall, this is a well-written book on the variational methods a ] . The author clearly loves and knows the subject area and it is very good at providing an overview to the area a ] . As such, a good guided reading course for graduate students could be made from this book, covering one chapter per session (or two). (David A. W. Barton, Dynamical Systems Magazine, April, 2008) <p> This little book consists of a very clear introduction to variational methods and their applications to ODEs and PDEs. a ] the bibliography contains basic items on the subject and also turns out to be very useful for further reading. In my opinion the book should be strongly recommended to anyonea graduate student or researchera who is interested in variational methods and their applications to differential equations. (Salvatore A. Marano, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2008 k)

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