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arXiv:hep-ph/0112349 · WORLD SCIENTIFIC eBooks

NEW VARIATIONAL PRINCIPLES IN CLASSICAL AND SEMICLASSICAL MECHANICS

G. KARL, V. A. NOVIKOV

Published Oct 1, 2002• 0 citations
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Abstract

We demonstrate that reciprocal Maupertuis' Principle is the classical limit of Schrödinger's Variational Principle in Quantum Mechanics.
DOI
10.1142/9789812777065_0018

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