Category Archives: lagrangian

Principal of Least Action

Posted on November 7, 2005 by PlatoHagel

Edwin F. Taylor The least-action principle is an assertion about the nature of motion that provides an alternative approach to mechanics completely independent of Newton’s laws. Not only does the least-action principle offer a means of formulating classical mechanics that … Continue reading →

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Special Lagrangian geometry

Posted on June 29, 2005 by PlatoHagel

Dr. Mark Haskins On a wider class of complex manifolds – the so-called Calabi-Yau manifolds – there is also a natural notion of special Lagrangian geometry. Since the late 1980s these Calabi-Yau manifolds have played a prominent role in developments … Continue reading →

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A Sphere that is Not so Round

Posted on December 31, 2004 by PlatoHagel

Of course the most basic shape for me would be the sphere, but in our understanding of the earth and the images that we see of earth, our view is shattered by the first time we seen this enormous object, … Continue reading →

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