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.
| Autorius: | Walter Dittrich |
| Serija: | SpringerBriefs in Physics |
| Leidėjas: | Springer Nature Switzerland |
| Išleidimo metai: | 2021 |
| Knygos puslapių skaičius: | 152 |
| ISBN-10: | 3030691047 |
| ISBN-13: | 9783030691042 |
| Formatas: | Knyga minkštu viršeliu |
| Kalba: | Anglų |
| Žanras: | Philosophy of science |
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