Re: Is the non-relativistic Lagrangian Galilean invariant?

From: Hendrik van Hees <hees@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 01:52:09 +0000 (UTC)

Arnold Neumaier wrote:

In general, the symmetry group of a conservative physical system is
that of the action, and not that of the Lagrangian.

More generally it's the symmetry group of the functional derivative of
the action.

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