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Euler-Lagrange equation for the function of the integral

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Can I derive an Euler-Lagrange equation for the following functional:$$F[u] = \phi(\int L(u,u^{'},x) dx)$$with constraint$$\int L(u,u^{'},x) dx = c \quad \forall c \in \mathbb{R} $$The function $\phi()$ can be any convex function, such as $(\cdot)^2$. When we set the function $\phi()$ to be a linear function, this functional will be degenerate to the classical form that I can derive the corresponding Euler–Lagrange equation. But how can I derive the Euler-Lagrange equation for more general form? I think that we can also consider $\phi(\int L(u,u^{'},x) dx)$ as a functinal of $u$ and derive the corresponding Gâteaux derivative. Do we have some reference (books or papers ) to support us to solve such optimization questions?

I'm new to the calculus of variation. If you need any clarification for this question, please let me know.


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