| Article ID: | iaor20132850 |
| Volume: | 157 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| Start Page Number: | 737 |
| End Page Number: | 748 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2013 |
| Journal: | Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications |
| Authors: | Ivanov M, Zlateva N |
| Keywords: | programming: integer |
We consider the problem of minimization of an integral functional over Lipschitzian curves. In order to ensure the existence of a minimum for some perturbed function, a novel variational principle is developed.