Gauss's principle of least constraint

variational formulation of classical mechanics
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Gauss's principle of least constraint

Summary

Gauss's principle of least constraint is a principle[1]. It draws 19 Wikipedia views per month (principle category, ranking #87 of 126).[2]

Key Facts

  • Gauss's principle of least constraint is credited with the discovery of Carl Friedrich Gauss[3].
  • Gauss's principle of least constraint's instance of is recorded as principle[4].
  • Carl Friedrich Gauss is named after Gauss's principle of least constraint[5].
  • Gauss's principle of least constraint's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1829-00-00T00:00:00Z[6].
  • Gauss's principle of least constraint's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0drb4b[7].
  • Gauss's principle of least constraint's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[8].
  • Gauss's principle of least constraint's defining formula is recorded as Z=\sum_{i=1}^nm_i^{-1}\left|m_i\ddot \mathbf r_i-\mathbf F_i\right|^2[9].
  • Gauss's principle of least constraint's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["PhysicalEffect", "GausssPrincipleOfLeastConstraint"][10].
  • Gauss's principle of least constraint's World of Physics ID is recorded as GausssPrincipleofLeastConstraint[11].
  • Gauss's principle of least constraint's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2779078194[12].
  • Gauss's principle of least constraint's in defining formula is recorded as m_i[13].
  • Gauss's principle of least constraint's in defining formula is recorded as \mathbf F_i[14].
  • Gauss's principle of least constraint's in defining formula is recorded as \ddot\mathbb r_i[15].
  • Gauss's principle of least constraint's in defining formula is recorded as |-|[16].
  • Gauss's principle of least constraint's in defining formula is recorded as ^2[17].
  • Gauss's principle of least constraint's Encyclopedia of Mathematics article ID is recorded as Gauss_principle[18].

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Works and Contributions

Gauss's principle of least constraint is credited with the discovery of Carl Friedrich Gauss[3].

Why It Matters

Gauss's principle of least constraint draws 19 Wikipedia views per month (principle category, ranking #87 of 126).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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