On the optimal shape of a Pflüger column
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Teodor M. Atanackovic; Srboljub S. Simic
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Article
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1999
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Elsevier Science
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English
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The optimal shape of a Pflüger column is determined by using Pontryagin's maximum principle. It is shown that the boundary value problem relevant for determining the optimal distribution of material (i.e. cross-sectional area function) along the column axis has simple eigenvalue. Necessary condition