Journal of Physical Mathematics

Liouville's Theorem in Classical Mechanics and the Global Information Field

Solov'ev, E.A.

Published Jan 1, 2015• 0 citations

Abstract

The connection between the concept of a 'Lagrangian manifold' and Liouville’s theorem in classical mechanics and the concept of a global information field in quantum physics is discussed.

DOI: 10.4172/2090-0902.1000137

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