I understand the principle of stationary action and why it is very powerful. However I'm trying to (at least qualitatively) understand why this principle works. I believe that, unlike theorems, principles are taken as true, and thus we just accept it. To me, this seems like a cop-out.
If we...
Hi I am a graduate student who has an Honors in physics and a Masters in computer science. I find math, physics and computer science to be very interesting and important. I am always questioning why and how things work!