On the inverse Lagrangian problem (Q1114462)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 4083069
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On the inverse Lagrangian problem
scientific article; zbMATH DE number 4083069

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    On the inverse Lagrangian problem (English)
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    1988
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    An ad-hoc assumption regarding the form of the Lagrangian for a dynamic system with one degree of freedom is made. It is shown that this assumption leads to some useful conclusions. Several interesting examples are provided.
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    inverse Lagrangian problem
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    Euler-Lagrange equation
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    variational principle
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