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DESCRIPTION: \n\nIn this presentation I will talk about why physicists view
 \n	calculating the trajectory of a spinning top as an optimiza-\n	tion probl
 em. The 'variational approach' is a simple but\n	powerful idea that gives i
 nsights in a number of disciplines\,\n	including classical mechanics\, stat
 istical mechanics\, quantum field theory\, and optics. No physics knowledg
 e required.\n\nAll graduate students are invited. As with all talks in the
 \n	graduate student seminar\, this talk will be accessible to all\n	graduate
  students in math and stats.\n\nThis seminar was made possible by funding 
 from the McGill\n	mathematics and statistics department and PGSS.\n
DTSTART:20171013T160000Z
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LOCATION:Burn 1024 Graduate Lounge\, Burnside Hall\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H
 3A 0B9\, 805 rue Sherbrooke Ouest
SUMMARY:Variational principles in physics
URL:https://www.mcgill.ca/mathstat/channels/event/variational-principles-ph
 ysics-274951
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