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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]Lagrangian (not comparable)
- Of or relating to Joseph Louis Lagrange.
- 2018, Lars Ljungqvist and Thomas J. Sargent, Recursive macroeconomic theory, 4th edition, MIT Press, page 129:
- After studying a recursive formulation and the associated Bellman equation, in section 5.5 we analyze a Lagrangian formulation that provides useful insights about how Lagrange multipliers on transition laws relate to gradients of value functions.
- (mechanics) Relating to Lagrangian mechanics.
- (astrophysics) Of or relating to a Lagrange point.
- Hyponym: Trojan
Derived terms
[edit]Noun
[edit]Lagrangian (plural Lagrangians)
- (mathematics) Ellipsis of Lagrangian function.
- (mechanics, specifically) A function summarizing the dynamics of a physical system, typically in non-relativistic contexts amounting to the kinetic energy minus the potential energy, .
- (astrophysics) An object residing in a Lagrange point.
- Hyponym: Trojan
- (astrophysics) Ellipsis of Lagrangian point; a Lagrange point.
- (quantum mechanics) Ellipsis of Lagrangian density.
Translations
[edit]function — see Lagrangian function
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