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Lagrangian mechanics

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A formulation of classical mechanics in terms of energy and action rather than forces, mathematically expressed by a function termed the Lagrangian.

Word forms

Lagrangian mechanics

Etymology

First developed systematically by Joseph-Louis Lagrange in his Mécanique analytique (1788–89).

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