Alexis Fontaine's ‘Fluxio-differential method’ and the origins of the calculus of several variables

DOI10.1080/00033798100200231zbMath0457.01002OpenAlexW2094585080WikidataQ58163330 ScholiaQ58163330MaRDI QIDQ3905234

John L. Greenberg

Publication date: 1981

Published in: Annals of Science (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/00033798100200231

zbMATH Keywords

calculus of several variablesAlexis Fontaine

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of mathematics in the 18th century (01A50) History of calculus of variations and optimal control (49-03) History of real functions (26-03) History of ordinary differential equations (34-03) Functions of several variables (26B99)

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Fontaine’s Forgotten Method for Inexact Differential Equations ⋮ Alexis Fontaine's integration of ordinary differential equations and the origins of the calculus of several variables ⋮ Alexis Fontaine's route to the calculus of several variables

Cites Work

• Differentials, higher-order differentials and the derivative in the Leibnizian calculus

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