Lagrangian mechanics
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
First developed systematically by Joseph-Louis Lagrange in his Mécanique analytique (1788–89).
Noun[edit]
Lagrangian mechanics (uncountable)
- A formulation of classical mechanics in terms of energy and action rather than forces, mathematically expressed by a function termed the Lagrangian.
- Hypernym: analytical mechanics