equations:hamiltons_equations
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| + | <blockquote>You get equations like Hamilton's whenever a system *extremizes something subject to constraints*. A moving particle minimizes action; a box of gas maximizes entropy. <cite>[[https://twitter.com/johncarlosbaez/status/1065715514381557761|John Baez]]</cite></blockquote> | ||
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