Talk:Ritz method

Does anyone know if the Ritz method was actually pioneered by Walter Ritz, or was it simply named in honor of him? He died in 1909, so I am wondering how he could have developed such a method (from my understanding, the use of such methodology would require the Schrodinger equation and other techniques that were still 20 years off...) Any mathematical or physics historians have information on this? Nimur 18:29, 15 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This is the same principle as Rayleigh-Ritz method

Please, read:

E. Butkov, Mathematical Physics, "Variational Methods", section 13.5 G. Arfken, Mathematical Methods for Physicists, "Calculus of Variations", section 17.8

You must understand that Wave Mechanics (Quantum Mechanics), Electromagnetic Waves, and Acustic Waves are the same mathematical formalism, satisfying the Sturm-Liouville problem, and belonging to Hilbert Space solutions.

Rayleigh-Ritz method is exactly the same as Ritz method.