The principle of least action as the logical empiricist's shibboleth

DOI10.1016/S1355-2198(03)00002-9zbMATH Open1222.70004MaRDI QIDQ720566FDOQ720566

Authors: Michael Stöltzner 

Publication date: 17 October 2011

Published in: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. Part B. Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

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zbMATH Keywords

calculus of variationslogical empiricismMoritz Schlickprinciple of least actionHans HahnHilbert's axiomatic method in physicsMach-Planck controversyPhilipp Frank

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of mathematics in the 19th century (01A55) History of mathematics in the 20th century (01A60) History of mathematical logic and foundations (03-03) History of mechanics of particles and systems (70-03)

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