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We derive the equations of motion of an action-dependent version of the Einstein-Hilbert Lagrangian, as a specific instance of the Herglotz variational problem. Action-dependent Lagrangians lead to dissipative dynamics, which cannot be…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-03-08 Jordi Gaset , Arnau Mas

The Hamilton-Lagrange action principle for Relativistic Schr\"odinger Theory (RST) is converted to a variational principle (with constraints) for the stationary bound states. The groundstate energy is the minimally possible value of the…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2008-07-03 M. Mattes , M. Sorg

We examine a Hamiltonian system which represents an active Brownian particle that can move against an external force by drawing energy from an internal depot while immersed in a noisy and dissipative environment. The Hamiltonian consists of…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2021-04-29 Timo Eichmann , Diego Fieguth , Daniel Brady , James R. Anglin

In the one-dimensional stationary case, we construct a mechanical Lagrangian describing the quantum motion of a non-relativistic spinless system. This Lagrangian is written as a difference between a function $T$, which represents the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 A. Bouda

The action principle is introduced to describe the thermodynamic processes of the state functions from the initial equilibrium state to the final equilibrium state. To capture the path-independent property of the state functions through the…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2024-06-25 Sikarin Yoo-Kong

A "minimal" generalization of Quantum Mechanics is proposed, where the Lagrangian or the action functional is a mapping from the (classical) states of a system to the Lie algebra of a general compact Lie group, and the wave function takes…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Yu Tian

The least action principle played a central role in the development of modern physics. A major drawback of the principle is that its applicability is limited to holonomic constraints. In the present work, we investigate the energy lost by…

Classical Physics · Physics 2025-02-14 C. Ortiz , R. S. Khatiwada

A variational principle for two-fluid mixtures is proposed. The Lagrangian is constructed as the difference between the kinetic energy of the mixture and a thermodynamic potential conjugated to the internal energy with respect to the…

Classical Physics · Physics 2008-02-06 Sergey Gavrilyuk , Henri Gouin , Yurii Perepechko

Mechanics can be founded in a principle stating the uncertainty in the position of an observable particle delta-q as a function of its motion relative to the observer, expressed in a trajectory representation . From this principle,…

General Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Adrian Faigon

We describe a new method to formulate classical Lagrangian mechanics on a finite-dimensional Lie group. This new approach is much more pedagogical than many previous treatments of the subject, and it directly introduces students to…

Classical Physics · Physics 2011-11-08 A. Lucas

A methodology for deriving dual variational principles for the classical Newtonian mechanics of mass points in the presence of applied forces, interaction forces, and constraints, all with a general dependence on particle velocities and…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2024-07-02 Amit Acharya , Ambar N. Sengupta

The principle of least action, a fundamental principle in variational mechanics with broad applicability to classical physical systems, is employed to formulate a novel attrition model for combat dynamics. This formulation extends the…

Physics and Society · Physics 2025-12-18 Wei Liang , Han Hu , Lijie Sun , Pingxing Chen , Ming Zhong

The Lagrangians and dissipation functions are proposed for use in the electrodynamics of the double-negative and chiral metamaterials with finite loss. The double-negative metamaterial considered here is the wires and split rings periodic…

Classical Physics · Physics 2018-01-01 Pi-Gang Luan

In this paper we present a method with which it is possible to describe a dissipative system in Lagrangian formalism, without the trouble of finding the proper way to model the environment. The concept of the presented method is to create a…

Classical Physics · Physics 2023-07-19 András Szegleti , Ferenc Márkus

A general Hamiltonian theory for the adiabatic motion of relativistic charged particles confined by slowly-varying background electromagnetic fields is presented based on a unified Lie-transform perturbation analysis in extended phase space…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 Xin Tao , Anthony Chan , Alain Brizard

The principle of least action seems not to lead to equations describing the motion consistent with the physical behaviour, for non-holonomic constraints. Here, a response is proposed for this fundamental problem in Mathematical Physics.…

Classical Physics · Physics 2023-04-10 Umberto Lucia , Giulia Grisolia

In the present work, we formulate a generalization of the Noether Theorem for action-dependent Lagrangian functions. The Noether's theorem is one of the most important theorems for physics. It is well known that all conservation laws,…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2019-06-17 M. J. Lazo , J. Paiva , G. S. F. Frederico

A modified lagrangian with causal and retrocausal momenta was used to derive a first causal wave equation and a second retrocausal wave equation using the principle of least action. The retrocausal wave function obtained through this method…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-12-18 Luis Fernando Mora Mora

The dissipative quantum electromagnetics is introduced in a comprehensive manner as a field-matter-bath coupling problem. First, the matter is described by a cluster of Lorentz oscillators. Then the Maxwellian free field is coupled to the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-11-21 Wei E. I. Sha , Aiyin Y. Liu , Weng Cho Chew

The connection is established between two different action principles for perfect fluids in the context of general relativity. For one of these actions, $S$, the fluid four--velocity is expressed as a sum of products of scalar fields and…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2008-02-03 J. David Brown