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These two equations, and , tell us a great deal about what happens as the angle of the incline increases. When the board is horizontal, the normal force is equal to and the static force of friction is zero. As the angle increases, decreases from 1 and increases from zero.
- Richard Feynman
- The Lagrangian
- Z ti tf xA @L
- 2.3 Constraints and Generalised Coordinates
- 2.3.2 Non-Holonomic Constraints
- 2.3.3 Summary
- 2.4 Noether’s Theorem and Symmetries
- Example: Homogeneity of Time
- 2.5 Applications
Feynman’s teacher told him about the “Principle of Least Action”, one of the most profound results in physics.
Define the Lagrangian to be a function of the positions xA and the velocities ̇xA of all the particles, given by
+ ti @ ̇xA ̇xA◆ dt ✓ @L @xA At this point we integrate the second term by parts to get tf
Now we turn to the second advantage of the Lagrangian formulation. In writing ̇pi = riV , we implicitly assume that each particle can happily roam anywhere in space R3. What if there are constraints? In Newtonian mechanics, we introduce “constraint forces”. These are things like the tension of ropes, and normal forces applied by surfaces. In the L...
For completeness, let’s quickly review a couple of non-holonomic constraints. There’s no general theory to solve systems of this type, although it turns out that both of the examples we describe here can be solved with relative ease using di↵erent methods. We won’t discuss non-holonomic constraints for the rest of this course, and include a brief d...
Let’s review what we’ve learnt so far. A system is described by n generalised coordinates qi which define a point in an n-dimensional configuration space C. Time evolution is a curve in C governed by the Lagrangian
In this subsection we shall discuss the appearance of conservation laws in the Lagrangian formulation and, in particular, a beautiful and important theorem due to Noether relating conserved quantities to symmetries. Let’s start with a definition. A function F (qi, ̇qi, t) of the coordinates, their time derivatives and (possibly) time t is called a...
What about homogeneity of time? In mathematical language, this means L is invariant under t ! t+s or, in other words, @L/@t = 0. But we already saw earlier in this section that this implies H = ̇qi(@L/@ qi) ̇ L is conserved. In the systems we’re considering, this is simply the total energy. We see that the existence of a conserved quantity which ...
Having developed all of these tools, let’s now apply them to a few examples.
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• Define net force, external force, and system. • Understand Newton’s second law of motion. • Apply Newton’s second law to determine the weight of an object.
6.1 Coordinate systems and conservation. Let x = (x1, x2, x3) be a fixed spatial position; this will be referred to as an Eulerian coordinate system. Now, at some moment t = 0 let’s look at a fluid and label each particle of the fluid X = X (t, x) = (X1, X2, X3), where Xi | t=0 = xi; that is, we label each particle by its position at t = 0 ...
The equations of motion of any dynamic system can be written down using Newton’s second law of motion, which states that ‘the rate of change of momentum of a mass is equal to the force acting on it’.
The procedure for solving large systems of equations is to transform the system into a simpler, equivalent system using three elementary operations, and then solve this system. Interchange any two equations in the system. Multiply an equation in the system by a nonzero constant.
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Summary: Characteristics of Force. 1. Dry forces are complicated, not fundamental. Air resistance: $F\propto v^2\text { for high velocity}\;$, $F\propto v\text { for low velocity}$. Sliding frictional force: (sometimes) $F=\mu N,\,$ $N = \text {normal force},\,$ $\mu \approx \text {constant}$. 2.
