A generalization of Fermat's principle for classical and quantum systems

DOI10.1016/j.physleta.2014.09.032zbMath1303.49018arXiv1302.7185OpenAlexW2009476374MaRDI QIDQ489423

Tarek A. Elsayed

Publication date: 20 January 2015

Published in: Physics Letters. A (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1302.7185

zbMATH Keywords

timeFermat's principlegeometry of physical systemsvariational principles in classical and quantum dynamics

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Dynamical systems in other branches of physics (quantum mechanics, general relativity, laser physics) (37N20) Other variational principles in mechanics (70H30) Variational principles of physics (49S05)

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