English Explanatory Dictionary

principle of least action

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. A variational principle that, when applied to the action of a mechanical system, yields the equations of motion for that system. It states that the trajectories (i.e. the solutions of the equations of motion) are stationary points of the system's action functional.

Word forms

principle of least action

Synonyms

stationary action principle
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