North, Jill (2019) Formulations of Classical Mechanics. [Preprint]
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I outline three formulations of classical mechanics, Newtonian, Lagrangian, and Hamiltonian mechanics, that are ordinarily seen as fully equivalent—notational variants of a single theory. I point to various differences, both mathematical and metaphysical, that may be significant enough to warrant their being distinct theories.
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| Keywords: | classical mechanics; Hamiltonian mechanics; Lagrangian mechanics; Newtonian mechanics; theoretical equivalence | ||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Physics > Classical Physics Specific Sciences > Physics |
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| Depositing User: | Jill North | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 20 Mar 2019 01:09 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 20 Mar 2019 01:09 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 15831 | ||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Physics > Classical Physics Specific Sciences > Physics |
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| Date: | March 2019 | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/15831 |
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