= Maximum Principle = The '''maximum principle''' ('''MP''') is an approach for solving constrained maximization systems. Also sometimes referred to as '''Pontryagin's maximum principle'''. <> ---- == Description == I don't really get it but it's essentially an evolution of the [[Calculus/LagrangianMethod|Lagrangian method]] for dynamic systems. The Lagrange multiplier changes from being a constant (i.e. the vector ''λ'') to being time-dependent (i.e. the function ''λ(t)''). The Lagrangian function incorporating these time-dependent states evolves into a '''Hamiltonian function'''. ---- CategoryRicottone