KnowraEuler–Lagrange EquationLinked fromLinked fromThe 24 pages that link to Euler–Lagrange Equation, each with the reason it gives.All 24Broader topic 5Related 16Compared with 3Leonhard EulerBroader topic: Euler derived a general condition that became the calculus of variations’ main tool.Lagrangian mechanicsBroader topic: Applying it to the action yields the equations for generalized coordinates.Joseph-Louis LagrangeBroader topic: It expresses the central differential condition behind Lagrange’s variational method.Calculus of variationsBroader topic: It supplies the central necessary condition for unconstrained extrema.Principle of least actionBroader topic: Applying it to the action yields the equations of motion.