Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: In this note, I present two variations of the principle of stationary action in order to provide alternative ways for students to think about the action that they may find more intuitive than the traditional approach. These methods involve Lagrange multiplier techniques and are, therefore, best suited for students who are encountering the stationary action principle for a second or third time, perhaps in an advanced undergraduate mathematical methods course or a graduate classical mechanics course.
Source: American Journal of Physics
DOI: 10.1119/5.0199741
Author: Keith Zengel
Institution: Wentworth Institute of Technology
Language: English
Subfield: Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4403686524