Lagrange multiplier functionals and their applications in symplectic geometry and string topology
Kai Cieliebak
Institut für Mathematik, Universität Augsburg, 86135 Augsburg, Germany
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Abstract
This note discusses the role of Lagrange multiplier functionals in mathematics and physics. The main focus is on Rabinowitz’ action functional and its usage in symplectic geometry, as well as recent applications in string topology and the study of closed geodesics.