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Language:enStatus: Standard
Term: action
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Symbol: S
Definition: time integral of energy E over a time interval [t1, t2], thus S= ∫ t 1 t 2 Edt MathType@MTEF@5@5@+= feaagKart1ev2aqatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbbjxAHX garuavP1wzZbItLDhis9wBH5garmWu51MyVXgarqqtubsr4rNCHbGe aGqk0di9Wr=fpeei0di9v8qiW7rqqrVepeea0xe9LqFf0xc9q8qqaq Fn0lXdHiVcFbIOFHK8Feea0dXdar=Jb9hs0dXdHuk9fr=xfr=xfrpe WZqaaeaaciWacmGadaGadeaabaGaaqaaaOqaaiaadofacqGH9aqpda WdXaqaaiaadweajugqbiaacsgakiaadshaaSqaaiaadshadaWgaaad baqcLbmacaaIXaaameqaaaWcbaGaamiDamaaBaaameaajugWaiaaik daaWqabaaaniabgUIiYdaaaa@467A@

NOTE 1 Different kinds of energy may be used for different purposes, e.g. Hamilton function or Lagrange function.

NOTE 2 The coherent SI unit of action is joule second, J·s.


Publication date:2011-04
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