Euler-Lagrange equations

The Euler-Lagrange equations state that an action integral for a physical system is at an extremum, that is to say:

for each

if and only if

where L is the Lagrangian for the system, and the are generalized coordinates of the system.

See action (physics) for an introduction to this topic.

 
 

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