Statements (19)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:physical_phenomenon
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| gptkbp:actionDefinedAs |
integral of the Lagrangian over time
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:principle_of_stationary_action
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
gptkb:classical_mechanics
gptkb:Lagrangian_mechanics |
| gptkbp:form |
δS = 0, where S is the action
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| gptkbp:formedBy |
1830s
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:general_relativity
field theory quantum mechanics |
| gptkbp:namedAfter |
gptkb:William_Rowan_Hamilton
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Euler–Lagrange_equation
gptkb:Noether's_theorem gptkb:least_action_principle |
| gptkbp:state |
the actual path taken by a system is the one for which the action integral is stationary
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| gptkbp:usedIn |
derivation of equations of motion
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Lagrangian_mechanics
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Hamilton's principle
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