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The Development of the Action Principle

- A Didactic History from Euler-Lagrange to Schwinger
Af: Walter Dittrich Engelsk Paperback

The Development of the Action Principle

- A Didactic History from Euler-Lagrange to Schwinger
Af: Walter Dittrich Engelsk Paperback
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This book describes the historical development of the principle of stationary action from  the 17th to the 20th centuries. Reference is made to the most important contributors to this topic, in particular Bernoullis, Leibniz, Euler, Lagrange and Laplace. The leading theme is how the action principle is applied to problems in classical physics such as hydrodynamics, electrodynamics and gravity, extending also to the modern formulation of quantum mechanics and quantum field theory, especially quantum electrodynamics. A critical analysis of operator versus c-number field theory is given. The book contains many worked examples. In particular, the term "vacuum" is scrutinized.
The book is aimed primarily at actively working researchers, graduate students and historians interested in the philosophical interpretation and evolution of physics; in particular, in understanding the action principle and its application to a wide range of natural phenomena.
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This book describes the historical development of the principle of stationary action from  the 17th to the 20th centuries. Reference is made to the most important contributors to this topic, in particular Bernoullis, Leibniz, Euler, Lagrange and Laplace. The leading theme is how the action principle is applied to problems in classical physics such as hydrodynamics, electrodynamics and gravity, extending also to the modern formulation of quantum mechanics and quantum field theory, especially quantum electrodynamics. A critical analysis of operator versus c-number field theory is given. The book contains many worked examples. In particular, the term "vacuum" is scrutinized.
The book is aimed primarily at actively working researchers, graduate students and historians interested in the philosophical interpretation and evolution of physics; in particular, in understanding the action principle and its application to a wide range of natural phenomena.
Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 135
ISBN-13: 9783030691042
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 3030691047
Kategori: Videnskabsfilosofi
Udg. Dato: 30 maj 2021
Længde: 0mm
Bredde: 155mm
Højde: 235mm
Forlag: Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Oplagsdato: 30 maj 2021
Forfatter(e): Walter Dittrich
Forfatter(e) Walter Dittrich


Kategori Videnskabsfilosofi


ISBN-13 9783030691042


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 135


Udgave


Længde 0mm


Bredde 155mm


Højde 235mm


Udg. Dato 30 maj 2021


Oplagsdato 30 maj 2021


Forlag Springer Nature Switzerland AG