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Re:All of Physics in 9 Lines by frob on Sunday August 20, 2023 @10:19AM (#37199377)
To be additionally pedantic as a physicist, dW = 0 means we have extramized the action. Technically, we are looking for a path of stable action (i.e. a small change to the path does not change the action), so both maxima, minima, and even saddle curves are allowed solutions.
Re:All of Physics in 9 Lines by agumonkey on Sunday August 20, 2023 @10:25AM (#37199456)
thanks, appreciated the pedantism :)