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Professor Choi's research confirms that Hill's spherical vortex maximizes kinetic energy under certain conditions through the application of variational methods.

From Science Daily • Sep. 29, 2023

In particular, we have been studying the training of variational quantum algorithms.

From Scientific American • Jul. 4, 2021

Hardware-efficient variational quantum eigensolver for small molecules and quantum magnets.

From Nature • Nov. 28, 2017

Specifically, a quick primer on the variational principles of physics and Sapir–Whorf hypothesis of linguistic relativity featuring interviews with Mr. Chiang, physicist Stephan Wolfram and linguist Jessica Coon.

From Washington Times • Feb. 16, 2017

And even when there is actual struggle for existence, advantages of situation,41 which are quite indifferent as far as selection is concerned, are much more decisive than any variational differences.

From Naturalism And Religion by Otto, Rudolf