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Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas

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The Differences Between Hamiltonian and Lagrangian Mechanics

In the case of Hamiltonian mechanics versus Lagrangian mechanics, they're not just observational equivalent. They're mathematically equivalent to each other. Brain in a vat or simulation is a little bit different because they're even if I, by stipulation, cannot notice any difference,. In principle, there absolutely are observational differences.

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