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One-dimensional variational problems whose minimizers do not satisfy the Euler-Lagrange equation

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Ball, J.M., Mizel, V.J. One-dimensional variational problems whose minimizers do not satisfy the Euler-Lagrange equation. Arch. Rational Mech. Anal. 90, 325–388 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00276295

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