TY  - GEN
AU  - Basdevant, Jean-Louis
TI  - Variational Principles in Physics [2nd ed.]
SN  - 9783031216916
U1  - 530.145 
PY  - 2022///
CY  - Switzerland
PB  - Springer
KW  - Physics
KW  - Classical Mechanics
KW  - Quantum Mechanics
KW  - Mathematical Methods in Physics
KW  - Calculus of Variations and Optimal Control
KW  - Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
N2  - This revised and enhanced new edition of a well-established textbook provides a balanced overview of various areas of theoretical physics based on the use of variational principles. As well as field theory, the book deals with motion in curved spaces, the cradle of general relativity, and gravitational optics. New chapters on the relation of classical mechanics and geometrical optics as well as gravitational waves, which are considered as a true confirmation of general relativity, have been included. Each chapter has been carefully revised and enlarged. Finally, the text describes Feynman's formulation of quantum mechanics by path integrals, which gives the link between quantum and classical mechanics.

The book provides a set of exercises, problems, and solutions
ER  -