Maupertuis e o princípio mecânico de ação mínima : uma análise crítica
Abstract: In a paper presented in 1746 Maupertuis communicated the principle of least action as a general and universal principle. He claimed that it could not only explain the laws of motion but also prove the existence of God. He applied the principle to the study of the collision between elastic...
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| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Estado: | Versão publicada |
| Data de publicação: | 2007 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Recursos: | Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) |
| Repositório: | Repositório da Produção Científica e Intelectual da Unicamp |
| Idioma: | português |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:https://www.repositorio.unicamp.br/:1218818 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12733/1666277 |
| Access Level: | Acceso aberto |
| Palavra-chave: | Ótica História da ciência Optics History of science Maupertuis, Pierre-Louis Moreau de Alembert, Jean Le Rond d' Principle of least action History of mechanics Artigo original |
| Resumo: | Abstract: In a paper presented in 1746 Maupertuis communicated the principle of least action as a general and universal principle. He claimed that it could not only explain the laws of motion but also prove the existence of God. He applied the principle to the study of the collision between elastic and inelastic bodies and to the equilibrium of a lever, finding correct. results. In this article we present a detailed analysis of Maupertuis' demonstrations and we show that they had serious problems. His mistakes were criticized by d'Alembert and d'Arcy shortly after the publication of his work |
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