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020			_a9783031216916
041			_aeng
082			_a530.145 _bBasJ2
100			_aBasdevant, Jean-Louis
245			_aVariational Principles in Physics [2nd ed.] / _cJean-Louis Basdevant
250			_a2nd ed.
260			_aSwitzerland: _bSpringer; _c©2022
300			_axiii, 241p.
520			_aThis 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.
650			_aPhysics
650			_aClassical Mechanics
650			_aQuantum Mechanics
650			_aMathematical Methods in Physics
650			_aCalculus of Variations and Optimal Control
650			_aTheoretical and Applied Mechanics
942			_cBK
999			_c6938 _d6938