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For questions about mathematical problems arising from physics, the natural science studying general properties of matter, radiation and energy.

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Can the equation of motion with friction be written as Euler-Lagrange equation, and does it ...

There is another way around, starting with Lagrange, but bypassing his variational construction to reach immediately the presymplectic construction. Considering the motion of a point submitted to a fo …
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A soft introduction to physics for mathematicians who don't know the first thing about physics

If you really know nothing about physics I suggest you begin with any text book on physics for undergrad. Easy to read, it will introduce the main usual suspects. … These answers are the mathematical versions of physics classical constructions, but it would be very difficult to appreciate them if you have no pedestrian introduction of physics. …
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