Hamiltonian Privilege

Abstract We argue that Hamiltonian mechanics is more fundamental than Lagrangian mechanics. Our argument provides a non-metaphysical strategy for privileging one formulation of a theory over another: ceteris paribus, a more general formulation is more fundamental. We illustrate this cri...

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Bibliografiske detaljer
Main Authors: Hunt, Josh, Carcassi, Gabriele, Aidala, Christine
Andre forfattere: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Linguistics and Philosophy
Format: Article
Sprog:English
Udgivet: Springer Netherlands 2023
Online adgang:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/150940