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Applied Mathematics/Lagrange Equations
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Lagrange Equation
where
The equation above is called Lagrange Equation.
Let the kinetic energy of the point mass be and the potential energy be .
is called Lagrangian. Then the kinetic energy is expressed by
Thus
Hence the Lagrangian is
Therefore relies on only and . relies on only and . Thus
In the same way, we have