Timeline for Questions regarding the derivation of Euler-Lagrange Equation from Taylor's Classical Mechanics
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| Jul 21, 2022 at 18:13 | comment | added | David | Another useful notation: you can denote $f^{(0,1)}$ as the first derivative with respect to the second argument, $f^{(1,0)}$ as the first derivative with respect to the first argument, and so on. This notation is especially useful when there's excessive ambiguity about $\partial f/\partial y$, $\partial f/\partial y'$, $\partial f/\partial Y$ or $\partial f/\partial Y'$, because it makes the labeling/order of the arguments explicit. | |
| Jul 21, 2022 at 18:13 | comment | added | David | Another useful notation: you can denote $f^{(0,1)}$ as the first derivative with respect to the second argument, $f^{(1,0)}$ as the first derivative with respect to the first argument, and so on. This notation is especially useful when there's excessive ambiguity about $\partial f/\partial y$, $\partial f/\partial y'$, $\partial f/\partial Y$ or $\partial f/\partial Y'$, because it makes the labeling/order of the arguments explicit. | |
| Jul 21, 2022 at 17:48 | comment | added | hft | You are welcome. Good luck with your studies. | |
| Jul 21, 2022 at 17:48 | comment | added | user1070087 | Oh! This makes so much sense now! Thank you so much!! | |
| Jul 21, 2022 at 17:47 | vote | accept | user1070087 | ||
| Jul 21, 2022 at 17:45 | history | answered | hft | CC BY-SA 4.0 |