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THE path of a material particle of mass m moving in a conservative field of force in which the potential energy V is a function of position (x, y, z) only is determined by Hamilton's Principle. If E is the constant total energy and A and B the points of departure and arrival, this may be expressed in the form
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Based on lectures delivered by Prof. Erwin Schrodinger at the Koyal Institution of Great Britain on Mar. 5, 7, 12, and 14.
Cf. A. S. Eddington, NATURE, July 23, 1927, p. 117.
Cf. H. A. Kramers, NATURE, May 10, 1924, p. 673.
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MILNE-THOMSON, L. The Elements of Wave Mechanics1. Nature 121, 885–886 (1928). https://doi.org/10.1038/121885a0
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