Definition of "Lagrangian"

Of or relating to Joseph Louis Lagrange.  examples

(mechanics) Relating to Lagrangian mechanics.  examples

(astrophysics) Of or relating to a Lagrange point.  examples

(mathematics) Ellipsis of Lagrangian function.  examples

(mechanics, specifically) A function summarizing the dynamics of a physical system, typically in non-relativistic contexts amounting to the kinetic energy minus the potential energy, L = T − V .  examples

(astrophysics) An object residing in a Lagrange point.  examples

(astrophysics) Ellipsis of Lagrangian point; a Lagrange point.  examples

(quantum mechanics) Ellipsis of Lagrangian density.  examples