Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
physical phenomenon
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
principle of least action
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
conservative systems
non-conservative systems (with modifications) |
| gptkbp:describes |
the path taken by a physical system between two states
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| gptkbp:field |
gptkb:mathematics
physics |
| gptkbp:form |
the action S = ∫ L dt is stationary
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| gptkbp:formedBy |
gptkb:Joseph-Louis_Lagrange
gptkb:Leonhard_Euler gptkb:William_Rowan_Hamilton Pierre-Louis Maupertuis |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
least action principle
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| gptkbp:influenced |
modern physics
development of analytical mechanics |
| gptkbp:proposedBy |
18th century
|
| gptkbp:relatedConcept |
gptkb:Fermat's_principle
gptkb:Hamilton's_principle gptkb:Noether's_theorem gptkb:Euler-Lagrange_equation |
| gptkbp:state |
the action is minimized or stationary for the actual path taken by a system
|
| gptkbp:usedIn |
gptkb:classical_mechanics
gptkb:optics field theory quantum mechanics |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:classical_mechanics
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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