Equivalent and Inequivalent Formulations of Classical Mechanics
In this article, I examine whether or not the Hamiltonian and Lagrangian formulations of classical mechanics are equivalent theories. I do so by applying a standard for equivalence that was recently introduced into philosophy of science by Halvorson ([2012], [2012]) and Weatherall ([2016a]). This ca...
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Oxford University Press
2019
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