On the correspondence between quantum and classical variational principles
Journal Article
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· Physics Letters. A
- Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ (United States). Dept. of Astrophysical Sciences
Here, classical variational principles can be deduced from quantum variational principles via formal reparameterization of the latter. It is shown that such reparameterization is possible without invoking any assumptions other than classicality and without appealing to dynamical equations. As examples, first principle variational formulations of classical point-particle and cold-fluid motion are derived from their quantum counterparts for Schrodinger, Pauli, and Klein-Gordon particles.
- Research Organization:
- Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- Grant/Contract Number:
- DE274-FG52-08NA28553; AC02-09CH11466; FA9550-11-C-0028
- OSTI ID:
- 1256635
- Alternate ID(s):
- OSTI ID: 1359746
- Report Number(s):
- PPPL-5145; PII: S0375960115005332
- Journal Information:
- Physics Letters. A, Vol. 379, Issue 40-41; ISSN 0375-9601
- Publisher:
- ElsevierCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Cited by: 11 works
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