Equivariance, Variational Principles, and the Feynman Integral

We argue that the variational calculus leading to Euler's equations and Noether's theorem can be replaced by equivariance and invariance conditions avoiding the action integral. We also speculate about the origin of Lagrangian theories in physics and their connection to Feynman's inte...

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Main Author: George Svetlichny
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National Academy of Science of Ukraine 2008-03-01
Series:Symmetry, Integrability and Geometry: Methods and Applications
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Online Access:http://www.emis.de/journals/SIGMA/2008/032/