One example is compliance minimization ... which is mostly understood. However, there are many variations that are still poorly understood, such as the case of multiple stochastic load distributions, ...

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This textbook on the calculus of variations leads the reader from the basics to modern aspects of the theory. One-dimensional problems and the classical issues like Euler-Lagrange equations are ...