Ostrogradsky instability

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:theoretical_physics
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:Lagrangian_mechanics
field theory
gptkbp:avoidedBy degenerate Lagrangians
gptkbp:category instability
physics paradox
gptkbp:consequence Hamiltonian unbounded from below
gptkbp:describes instability in higher-derivative theories
gptkbp:field mathematical physics
physics
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1850s
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ostrogradsky instability
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Mikhail_Ostrogradsky
gptkbp:problemFor theories with non-degenerate higher-order derivatives
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:classical_mechanics
gptkb:quantum_field_theory
modified gravity theories
higher-derivative Lagrangians
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:A._Ostrogradsky
gptkb:Mykhailo_Ostrohradskyi
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7