02325nam 2200469 450 991074117190332120230730235812.09783031278761(electronic bk.)978303127875410.1007/978-3-031-27876-1(MiAaPQ)EBC7219052(Au-PeEL)EBL7219052(OCoLC)1373984101(DE-He213)978-3-031-27876-1(PPN)269094687(EXLCZ)992630946030004120230730d2023 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierVariational principles in physics from classical to quantum realm /Tamás Sándor Biró1st ed. 2023.Cham, Switzerland :Springer Nature Switzerland AG,[2023]©20231 online resource (121 pages)SpringerBriefs in Physics,2191-5431Print version: Biró, Tamás Sándor Variational Principles in Physics Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2023 9783031278754 Introduction -- Mechanics: geometry of orbits -- Gravity: the optimal curvature -- Electrodynamics: forces, fields, waves -- Quantum mechanics: the most classical non-classical theory.This book is an English translation from a Hungarian book designed for graduate and postgraduate students about the use of variational principles in theoretical physics. Unlike many academic textbooks, it dashes across several lecture disciplines taught in physics courses. It emphasizes and demonstrates the use of the variational technique and philosophy behind the basic laws in mechanics, relativity theory, electromagnetism, and quantum mechanics. The book is meant for advanced students and young researchers in theoretical physics but, also, more experienced researchers can benefit from its reading.SpringerBriefs in Physics,2191-5431Variational principlesVariational principles.530.15Sándor Biró Tamás1424801MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQ9910741171903321Variational principles in physics3554328UNINA