Sufficient conditions for variational problems with variable endpoints: Coupled points

In this paper we demonstrate that the notion of coupled points developed in [29] for the variable endpoints variational problems is the analog of that of conjugate points when the endpoints are fixed. We provide weak and strong local optimality criteria using the strengthening of necessary conditions involving both the coupled points and the regularity concepts.

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