Timeline for Why should an action integral be stationary? On what basis did Hamilton state this principle?
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| Aug 27, 2018 at 5:25 | comment | added | Chetan Waghela | If we see a particle constrained to move on a sphere, we get to paths one is a maximum or a minimum. I feel a particle follows path of least action but the mathematical equation δS=0 does give us an ambiguous answer, but a certain part of this answer contains a path of least action in it. You can see Arfken and Weber. | |
| Feb 2, 2017 at 3:50 | history | edited | Jack | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jan 22, 2017 at 9:24 | history | answered | Jack | CC BY-SA 3.0 |