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The '''Principle of Least Action''' is an assumption of efficient motion in physics whereby a particle of fixed overall potential and kinetic energy follows the path that minimizes its action. This principle is remarkably productive in [[modern physics]] because it does not depend on vectors or forces, and tends to be independent of coordinate systems.  The [[Parable of the Vineyard Workers]] is [[Biblical Scientific Foreknowledge]] by foreshadowing this powerful principle of modern physics.
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The '''Principle of Least Action''' is an assumption of efficient motion in physics whereby a particle of fixed overall potential and kinetic energy follows the path that minimizes its action. This principle is remarkably productive in [[modern physics]] because it does not depend on vectors or forces, and tends to be independent of coordinate systems.  The [[Parable of the Vineyard Workers]] is [[Biblical scientific foreknowledge]] by foreshadowing this powerful principle of modern physics.
    
The principle predicts behavior based on energy, not forces, and actions rather than points.  A central equation to this approach integrates over time, for a particular path, the difference between kinetic and potential energies.
 
The principle predicts behavior based on energy, not forces, and actions rather than points.  A central equation to this approach integrates over time, for a particular path, the difference between kinetic and potential energies.
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