gravitational action principle

C59809
concept

The gravitational action principle is the formulation of gravity in which the physical spacetime geometry and its dynamics are determined by extremizing an action functional, typically the Einstein–Hilbert action, with respect to the metric (and possibly other fields).

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gravitational action principle canonical 1

Description generation (CDg)

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Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: gravitational action principle
Generated description
The gravitational action principle is the formulation of gravity in which the physical spacetime geometry and its dynamics are determined by extremizing an action functional, typically the Einstein–Hilbert action, with respect to the metric (and possibly other fields).

Instances (1)

Instance Via concept surface
Plebański action for gravity