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book:chap6:6.2_lagrange_formalism [2022/02/14 12:37] – abrilbook:chap6:6.2_lagrange_formalism [2022/02/14 14:06] (current) – [6.2.2 Mathematical background: variational calculus] abril
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 [[#quest_variationalCalculus_soap-film |Problem 6.5]] extends the present discussion to situations [[#quest_variationalCalculus_soap-film |Problem 6.5]] extends the present discussion to situations
 where one minimizes the surface //area// of a soap film, rather than a feature of a one-dimensional object. where one minimizes the surface //area// of a soap film, rather than a feature of a one-dimensional object.
-[[book:chap6:6.7_Worked_problems #quest_variationalCalculus_sphere |Problem 6.14]] addresses extremal paths on a sphere.+[[book:chap6:6.7_Problems #quest_variationalCalculus_sphere |Problem 6.14]] addresses extremal paths on a sphere.
 Unless two points lie exactly on opposite sides of the sphere (like North and South pole) there are exactly two trajectories of extremal length. Unless two points lie exactly on opposite sides of the sphere (like North and South pole) there are exactly two trajectories of extremal length.
 One of them is the shortest trajectory. One of them is the shortest trajectory.
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