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- | $$ \text{For particles: } \frac{\partial L}{\partial q_i} - \frac{d }{d t}\frac{\partial L}{\partial \dot{q_i}} = 0 \qquad \text{For fields: } \frac{\partial \mathscr{L}}{\partial \Phi^i} - \partial_\mu \left(\frac{\partial \mathscr{L}}{\partial(\partial_\mu\Phi^i)}\right) = 0 $$ | + | $$ \text{For particles: } \frac{\partial L}{\partial q_i} - \frac{d }{d t}\frac{\partial L}{\partial \dot{q_i}} = 0 . $$ |
The Euler-Lagrange equation can also be used in a field theory and there it tells us which sequence of field configurations has minimal action. | The Euler-Lagrange equation can also be used in a field theory and there it tells us which sequence of field configurations has minimal action. |