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Maupertuis' principle

Known as: Maupertius' principle, Maupertuis’s principle, Maupertuis principle 
In classical mechanics, Maupertuis' principle (named after Pierre Louis Maupertuis), is that the path followed by a physical system is the one of… (More)
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2016
2016
Finding Transition Pathways on Manifolds
Abstract. When a randomly perturbed dynamical system is subject to some constraints, the trajectories of the system and the noise… (More)
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2012
2012
On the Principle of Stationary Isoenergetic Action
We present several variants of the Maupertuis principle, both on the exact and the nonexact symplectic manifolds. 
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2011
2011
Quantum Maupertuis Principle
According to the Maupertuis principle, the movement of a classical particle in an external potential V (x) can be understood as… (More)
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2009
2009
The Jacobi-Maupertuis Principle in Variational Integrators
In this paper, we develop a hybrid variational integrator based on the Jacobi-Maupertuis Principle of Least Action. The Jacobi… (More)
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2003
Review
2003
1 D ec 2 00 3 Progress in Classical and Quantum Variational Principles . ∗
We review the development and practical uses of a generalized Maupertuis least action principle in classical mechanics, in which… (More)
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2002
2002
Jacobi Metric and Morse Theory of Dynamical Systems
The generalization of the Maupertuis principle to second-order Varia-tional Calculus is performed. The stability of the solutions… (More)
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2001
Review
2001
New variational principles in classical and semiclassical mechanics
We demonstrate that reciprocal Maupertuis’ Principle is the classical limit of Schrödinger’s Variational Principle in Quantum… (More)
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2000
Review
2000
The Maupertuis principle and integrable systems.
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  • 2000
We discuss some special classes of canonical transformations of the extended phase space, which relate integrable systems with a… (More)
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2000
Review
2000
The Maupertuis Principle and Canonical Transformations of the Extended Phase Space
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  • 2000
We discuss some special classes of canonical transformations of the extended phase space, which relate integrable systems with a… (More)
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1994
1994
ar X iv : g r - qc / 9 40 80 30 v 1 2 5 A ug 1 99 4 Maupertuis principle , Wheeler ’ s superspace and an invariant
It is tempting to raise the issue of (metric) chaos in general relativity since the Einstein equations are a set of highly… (More)
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