Principle of Least Action/Historical Note
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Historical Note on Principle of Least Action
The Principle of Least Action was first put forward by Pierre Louis Moreau de Maupertuis in $1744$, and since modified.
Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): least action, principle of
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): least action, principle of