I'm new to Calculus of Variations and the Method of Least Action (L=T-V) What I'm unsure about is how first and second order deviations are used in finding the least action.
I know it's used to find a minimum but I'm not sure how.
2026-03-29 03:52:54.1774756374
Calculus of Variations-First and Second Order Deviations
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