Navigation Problem

A problem in the calculus of variations. Let a vessel traveling at constant speed navigate on a body of water having surface velocity

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The navigation problem asks for the course which travels between two points in minimal time.

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References

Sagan, H. Introduction to the Calculus of Variations. New York: Dover, pp. 226-228, 1992.

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