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- | The Euler-Lagrange equation tells us which path is the path with minimal action $S = \int_{t_i}^{t_f} dt L(q,\dot{q})$, where $L(q,\dot{q})$ denotes the [[frameworks:lagrangian_formalism|Lagrangian]]. | + | The Euler-Lagrange equation tells us which path is the path with minimal action $S = \int_{t_i}^{t_f} dt L(q,\dot{q})$, where $L(q,\dot{q})$ denotes the [[formalisms:lagrangian_formalism|Lagrangian]]. |
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- | The Euler-Lagrange equations are used in the [[frameworks:lagrangian_formalism|Lagrange formalism]] to derive from a given Lagrangian the corresponding equations of motion. | + | The Euler-Lagrange equations are used in the [[formalisms:lagrangian_formalism|Lagrange formalism]] to derive from a given Lagrangian the corresponding equations of motion. |
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