Maupertuis' principle — In classical mechanics, Maupertuis principle (named after Pierre Louis Maupertuis) is an integral equation that determines the path followed by a physical system without specifying the time parameterization of that path. It is a special case of… … Wikipedia
Maupertuis (disambiguation) — Maupertuis may refer to: Pierre Louis Maupertuis (1698–1759), a French mathematician and philosopher Maupertuis, Manche, a commune in Manche, France Maleperduis (French: Maupertuis), the castle of Reynard in the Reynard cycle Maupertus sur Mer, a … Wikipedia
Principle of least action — This article discusses the history of the principle of least action. For the application, please refer to action (physics). In physics, the principle of least action or more accurately principle of stationary action is a variational principle… … Wikipedia
Maupertuis , Pierre-Louis Moreau de — (1698–1759) French mathematician, physicist, and astronomer Maupertuis, who was born at Saint Malo in northwest France, joined the army as a youth, leaving in 1723 to teach mathematics at the French Academy of Sciences in Paris. He traveled to… … Scientists
Maupertuis, Pierre-Louis Moreau de — ▪ French mathematician and astronomer born Sept. 28, 1698, Saint Malo, France died July 27, 1759, Basel, Switz. French mathematician, biologist, and astronomer who helped popularize Newtonian mechanics. Maupertuis became a member of… … Universalium
Maupertuis, Pierre-Louis Moreau de — (1698 1759) mathematician, naturalist Pierre Louis Moreau de Maupertuis, who introduced the theories of isaac Newton to France, was born in saint Malo. in 1736 37, he planned and led an expedition for the Academy of Sciences to Lapland to… … France. A reference guide from Renaissance to the Present
Hamilton's principle — In physics, Hamilton s principle is William Rowan Hamilton s formulation of the principle of stationary action (see that article for historical formulations). It states that the dynamics of a physical system is determined by a variational problem … Wikipedia
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Pierre Louis Maupertuis — Maupertuis redirects here. For other uses, see Maupertuis (disambiguation). Pierre Louis Maupertuis Maupertuis, wearing lapmudes from his Lapland expedition. Born … Wikipedia
Variational principle — A variational principle is a principle in physics which is expressed in terms of the calculus of variations. According to Cornelius Lanczos, any physical law which can be expressed as a variational principle describes an expression which is self… … Wikipedia