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The action of a trajectory is not minimized either, it is usually at a saddle point, maximal relative to some trajectories and minimal to others. The linked pap
by ravar 8y ago
The action of a trajectory is not minimized either, it is usually at a saddle point, maximal relative to some trajectories and minimal to others. The linked paper has a detailed discussion of this.
http://www.eftaylor.com/pub/Gray&TaylorAJP.pdf http://www.eftaylor.com/pub/Gray&TaylorAJP.pdf