principle of least action en · PROPN
Meanings
- 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.
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Translations (2)
fi pienimmän vaikutuksen periaate (Translations) · pl zasada najmniejszego działania (Translations)