In abstract terms, the Calculus of Variations is a subject concerned with max/min problems for a real-valued function of several variables. Given a vector space V and a function Φ:V → R, we explore the theory and practice of minimizing Φ[x] over x ∈ V . Additional interest and power comes from allowing • dim(V ) = +∞, • constrained minimization, where the choice variable x must lie in some prea...

As the global financial crisis dethrones the developed world from its economic supremacy, by leading the global economic recovery and growth, the global growth generator (3G) countries are expected to fill the vacuum. Capital market i.e. stock market development can play a crucial role in augmenting such growth in these 3G countries. This study aims at augmenting the determinants of stock marke...