What are the difference between:
the action $\int_{t_{1}}^{t_{2}}(L+H) dt$ that we use in the principle of least action, and
the action integral $\int_{t_{1}}^{t_{2}}L dt$ that we use in Hamilton's variational principle?
References:
H. Goldstein, Classical Mechanics, Section 8.6.
H. Goldstein, Classical Mechanics, Chapter 2.
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