Probabilistic and Geometric Languages in the Context of the Principle of Least Action

Philosophy of Science. Novosibirsk 1:80-92 (2012)
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Abstract

This paper explores the issue of the unification of three languages of physics, the geometric language of forces, geometric language of fields or 4-dimensional space-time, and probabilistic language of quantum mechanics. On the one hand, equations in each language may be derived from the Principle of Least Action (PLA). On the other hand, Feynman's path integral method could explain the physical meaning of PLA. The axioms of classical and relativistic mechanics can be considered as consequences of Feynman's formulation of quantum mechanics.

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Vladislav Terekhovich
National Research University Higher School of Economics

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