lagrangian function
1Lagrangian function — /leuh grayn jee euhn/, Physics. See kinetic potential. [1900 05; named after J. L. LAGRANGE; see IAN] * * * ▪ physics also called Lagrangian quantity that characterizes the state of a physical system. In mechanics, the Lagrangian function …
2Lagrangian function — Lagranžo funkcija statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. Lagrange function; Lagrangian function vok. Lagrange Funktion, f; Lagrangesche Funktion, f rus. лагранжева функция, f; функция Лагранжа, f pranc. fonction de Lagrange, f; fonction… …
3lagrangian function — ləˈgranjēən noun Usage: usually capitalized L Etymology: Joseph L. Lagrange died 1813 Italian born geometer and astronomer in France + English ian : kinetic potential * * * /leuh grayn jee euhn/, Physics. See kinetic potential. [1900 05; name …
4Lagrangian function — noun see kinetic potential * * * /leuh grayn jee euhn/, Physics. See kinetic potential. [1900 05; named after J. L. LAGRANGE; see IAN] * * * Lagrangian function, Physics. a function equal to the difference between the total kinetic energy and the …
5Lagrangian function — noun a function of the generalized coordinates and velocities of a dynamic system from which Lagranges equations may be derived Syn: Lagrangian …
6Lagrangian relaxation — In the field of mathematical optimization, Lagrangian relaxation is a relaxation method which approximates a difficult problem of constrained optimization by a simpler problem. A solution to the relaxed problem is an approximate solution to the… …
7Lagrangian — 1. adjective a) of or relating to b) of or relating to a Lagrange point / Lagrangian point 2. noun a) the Lagrangian function b) an object residing in a …
8Lagrangian mechanics — is a re formulation of classical mechanics that combines conservation of momentum with conservation of energy. It was introduced by Italian mathematician Lagrange in 1788. In Lagrangian mechanics, the trajectory of a system of particles is… …
9Lagrangian — This article is about Lagrange mechanics. For other uses, see Lagrangian (disambiguation). The Lagrangian, L, of a dynamical system is a function that summarizes the dynamics of the system. It is named after Joseph Louis Lagrange. The concept of… …
10Lagrangian and Eulerian specification of the flow field — This article is about fluid mechanics. For the use of generalized coordinates in classical mechanics, see generalized coordinates, Lagrangian mechanics and Hamiltonian mechanics In fluid dynamics and finite deformation plasticity the Lagrangian… …
