The lazy universe : an introduction to the principle of least action

The lazy universe : an introduction to the principle of least action / by Jennifer Coopersmith.

The Principle of Least Action underlies all physics and leads into quantum mechanics and Einstein's Relativity. There are some textbooks that do the calculations, and one book with nice pictures, but no book (before this one) that explains what 'action' is, and why nature follows this...

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Main Author: Coopersmith, Jennifer (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Least action.
SCIENCE > Mechanics > General.
SCIENCE > Mechanics > Solids.
Least action
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Summary:The Principle of Least Action underlies all physics and leads into quantum mechanics and Einstein's Relativity. There are some textbooks that do the calculations, and one book with nice pictures, but no book (before this one) that explains what 'action' is, and why nature follows this principle.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191060724
0191060720
9780191802966
0191802964
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 15, 2017).

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