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100 1 Rojo, Alberto G.,
245 14 The principle of least action :|bhistory and physics /
|cAlberto Rojo, Oakland University, Michigan, Anthony
Bloch, University of Michigan.
264 1 Cambridge :|bCambridge University Press,|c2017.
300 1 online resource (xi, 255 pages) :|bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 text|btxt|2rdacontent
337 computer|bc|2rdamedia
338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier
500 Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05
Apr 2018).
505 0 Prehistory of variational principles -- An excursio to
Newton's Principia -- The optical-mechanical analogy, Part
I: D'Alembert, Lagrange, and the statics-dynamics analogy
-- The optical mechanical analogy, Part II: the Hamilton-
Jacobi equation -- Relativity and least action -- The road
to quantum mechanics.
520 The principle of least action originates in the idea that,
if nature has a purpose, it should follow a minimum or
critical path. This simple principle, and its variants and
generalizations, applies to optics, mechanics,
electromagnetism, relativity, and quantum mechanics, and
provides an essential guide to understanding the beauty of
physics. This unique text provides an accessible
introduction to the action principle across these various
fields of physics, and examines its history and
fundamental role in science. It includes - with varying
levels of mathematical sophistication - explanations from
historical sources, discussion of classic papers, and
original worked examples. The result is a story that is
understandable to those with a modest mathematical
background, as well as to researchers and students in
physics and the history of physics.
650 0 Least action.
650 0 Variational principles.
650 0 Mechanics.
650 0 Lagrange equations.
650 0 Hamilton-Jacobi equations.
700 1 Bloch, Anthony,|d1955-
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