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Lagrangian mechanics en · NOUN

Etymology

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

Meanings

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

Hypernyms

analytical mechanics

wikipedia: Mécanique analytique · wikipedia: Joseph-Louis Lagrange