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Lagrangian



A Lagrangian mathcal{L}[varphi_i] of a dynamical system, named after Joseph Louis Lagrange, is a function of the dynamical variables varphi_i(s) and concisely describes the equations of motion of the system. The equations of motion are obtained by means of an action principle, written as



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