Lagrangian mechanics

Lagrangian mechanics is a re-formulation of classical mechanics Classical mechanics

Classical mechanics is used to describe the motion of macroscopic objects, from projectiles [i] to parts ... 

 introduced by Joseph Louis Lagrange Joseph Louis Lagrange

Joseph-Louis Lagrange, comte [i] de l'Empire was an Italian [i] mathematician [i] and astronomer [i] ... 

 in 1788. In Lagrangian mechanics, the trajectory of an object is derived by finding the path which minimizes the action, a quantity which is the integral Integral

In calculus [i], the integral of a function [i] is an extension of the concept of a sum. ... 

 of the Lagrangian over time.

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Lagrangian mechanics is a re-formulation of classical mechanics Classical mechanics

Classical mechanics is used to describe the motion of macroscopic objects, from projectiles [i] to parts ... 

 introduced by Joseph Louis Lagrange Joseph Louis Lagrange

Joseph-Louis Lagrange, comte [i] de l'Empire was an Italian [i] mathematician [i] and astronomer [i] ... 

 in 1788. In Lagrangian mechanics, the trajectory of an object is derived by finding the path which minimizes the action, a quantity which is the integral Integral

In calculus [i], the integral of a function [i] is an extension of the concept of a sum. ... 

 of the Lagrangian over time.

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