Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object | 
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:physical_phenomenon | 
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs | gptkb:Hamilton's_principle | 
| gptkbp:appliesTo | gptkb:classical_mechanics gptkb:optics field theory quantum mechanics | 
| gptkbp:describes | the path taken by a physical system | 
| gptkbp:firstPublished | 1744 | 
| gptkbp:form | the integral of the Lagrangian over time is stationary | 
| gptkbp:formedBy | gptkb:Leonhard_Euler gptkb:William_Rowan_Hamilton gptkb:Joseph_Louis_Lagrange gptkb:Pierre_Louis_Maupertuis | 
| gptkbp:influenced | gptkb:classical_mechanics modern physics | 
| gptkbp:relatedTo | gptkb:Fermat's_principle gptkb:Hamiltonian_mechanics gptkb:Noether's_theorem gptkb:Euler-Lagrange_equation | 
| gptkbp:state | the action is stationary for the actual path taken by the system | 
| gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Physics | 
| gptkbp:bfsLayer | 5 | 
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Principle of least action |