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Nesbitt Room In this talk I will discuss aspects of the theory and history of variational principles in optics and mechanics including Fermat's Principle of the least time, the theory of the brachistochrone and cycloids, Maupertuis and the least action principle, Hamilton's principle, and modern work in optimal control and sub-Riemannian geometry. A Brief History of the Least Time Anthony Bloch Abstract for 17 October

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Page 1: A Brief History of the Least Time · A Brief History of the Least Time Anthony Bloch Abstract for 17 October . oooooor MiChigan Math Club Thursday at 4pm in the Commons Free Pizza

Nesbitt Room

In this talk I will discuss aspects of the theory and history of variational principles in optics and mechanics including Fermat's Principle of the least time, the theory of the brachistochrone and cycloids, Maupertuis and the least action principle, Hamilton's principle, and modern work in optimal control and sub-Riemannian geometry.

A Brief History of the Least Time

Anthony Bloch

Abstract for 17 October

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