| Thank you for taking the time to have a look. About the presentation:
I think I agree: once I'm up to the level of discussing Lagrangians and stationary action I should not re-teach integration; the reader will be familiar with that. That particular presentation grew over time; I agree it is uneven. I need to scrap a lot of it. The preceding article
http://cleonis.nl/physics/phys256/calculus_variations.php
Is more an overarching concept. Also, I'm active on the stackexchange physics forum.
Over the years: Hamilton's stationary action is a recurring question subject.
Some weeks ago I went back to the first time a stationary action question was posted, submitting an answer.
In that answer: I aimed to work the exposition down to a minimum, presenting a continuous arch.
https://physics.stackexchange.com/a/821469/17198 three sections: 1. Work-Energy theorem 2. The central equation of the work 'Mécanique Analytique' by Joseph Louis Lagrange (I discuss _why_ that equation obtains.) 3. Hamilton's stationary action It's a tricky situation. I'm not assuming the thing I present derivation of, but I can see how it may appear that way. |