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Principle of Least Action

Central principle in analytical mechanics.

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The statement of the theorem

The path taken by the system between times

t_1

and

t_2

is the one for which the action

S

is stationary (a minimum).\n

S = \int_{t_1}^{t_2} L(q, \dot{q}, t) dt