principle of stationary action
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
physical phenomenon
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
principle of least action
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
gptkb:classical_mechanics
gptkb:general_relativity field theory quantum mechanics |
| gptkbp:basisFor |
gptkb:Hamiltonian_mechanics
gptkb:Lagrangian_mechanics gptkb:Feynman's_path_integral_formulation |
| gptkbp:cause |
gptkb:Euler-Lagrange_equations
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| gptkbp:describes |
the path taken by a physical system
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| gptkbp:firstPublished |
1744
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| gptkbp:form |
variation of the action integral is zero
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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 |
principle of stationary action
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Hamilton's_principle
gptkb:Noether's_theorem least time principle |
| gptkbp:state |
the action is stationary for the actual path taken by the system
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| gptkbp:usedIn |
gptkb:mathematics
engineering physics |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Hamilton's_principle
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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