Посилання:Equivariance, Variational Principles, and the Feynman Integral / G. Svetlichny // Symmetry, Integrability and Geometry: Methods and Applications. — 2008. — Т. 4. — Бібліогр.: 8 назв. — англ.
Підтримка:This paper is a contribution to the Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference “Symmetry in Nonlinear Mathematical Physics” (June 24–30, 2007, Kyiv, Ukraine). This research was partially supported by the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientıfico e Tecnologico (CNPq), and the Fundacao de Amparoa Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ).
We argue that the variational calculus leading to Euler's equations and Noether's theorem can be replaced by equivariance and invariance conditions avoiding the action integral. We also speculate about the origin of Lagrangian theories in physics and their connection to Feynman's integral.