Apparent failure of the principle of least action

被引:1
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作者
Spandaw, Jeroen [1 ]
机构
[1] Delft Univ Technol, Fac Elect Engn Math & Comp Sci, NL-2628 CD Delft, Netherlands
关键词
physics education;
D O I
10.1119/1.4747482
中图分类号
G40 [教育学];
学科分类号
040101 ; 120403 ;
摘要
In this note, we show that casual application of the principle of least action leads to the erroneous conclusion that things ought to fall upwards. We will analyze this paradox and show which lesson can be learned from it. (C) 2013 American Association of Physics Teachers. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.4747482]
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页数:3
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