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Title

Perfect Form: Variational Principles, Methods, and Applications in Elementary Physics

Publisher

Princeton University Press

Publication Date

1997

Language

English

ISBN 10

0691026637

ISBN 13

9780691026633

Binding

Soft cover

Edition

1st Edition

Condition

As New

Weight

1 kilogram

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What does the path taken by a ray of light share with the trajectory of a thrown baseball and the curve of a wheat stalk bending in the breeze? Each is the subject of a different study yet all are optimal shapes; light rays minimize travel time while a thrown baseball minimizes action. All natural curves and shapes, and many artificial ones, manifest such "perfect form" because physical principles can...

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