The Four Variational Principles of Mecha
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C.G. Gray; G. Karl; V.A. Novikov
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Article
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1996
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Elsevier Science
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English
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We argue that there are four basic forms of the variational principles of mechanics: Hamilton's least action principle (HP), the generalized Maupertuis principle (MP), and their two reciprocal principles, RHP and RMP. This set is invariant under reciprocity and Legendre transformations. One of these