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The '''Principle of Least Action''' was originally formulated by Pierre Louis Maupertuis, who believe that nature must always operate in the most efficient way possible, so all laws of nature should be described as the minimization of a certain [[quantity]].  Pierre Louis Maupertuis considered the Principle of Least Action as a proof that God exists.{{fact}}

The '''Least Action Principle''' (LAP), or '''Principle of Least Action''', was originally formulated by Pierre Louis Maupertuis, who stated that nature must always operate in the most efficient way possible, so all laws of nature should be described as the minimization of a certain [[quantity]].  Pierre Louis Maupertuis considered the Principle of Least Action as a proof that God exists.

 

 

In [[classical mechanics]], the Least Action Principle states that the motion of a particle along some path always minimizes the difference between its [[kinetic energy]] and its [[potential energy]].  Mathematically, the motion of a particle always minimizes the Lagrangian action functional.

In [[classical mechanics]], the Least Action Principle states that the motion of a particle along some path always minimizes the difference between its [[kinetic energy]] and its [[potential energy]].  Mathematically, the motion of a particle always minimizes the Lagrangian action functional.