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Lagrangian Methods and the Path Integral

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In this chapter, we will give a rapid survey of a different starting point for developing quantum mechanics, based on the Lagrangian rather than Hamiltonian classical formalism.

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Woit, P. (2017). Lagrangian Methods and the Path Integral. In: Quantum Theory, Groups and Representations. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64612-1_35

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