tautochrone problem

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkbp:application pendulum clock design
gptkbp:dateOfSolution 1659
gptkbp:defines The problem of finding the curve down which a particle will descend under gravity to a fixed point in the same time, regardless of its starting point.
gptkbp:field gptkb:mathematics
calculus of variations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label tautochrone problem
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:brachistochrone_problem
cycloid
gptkbp:solvedBy gptkb:Christiaan_Huygens
cycloid
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:brachistochrone_problem
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7