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Classical Mechanics, Second Edition, 2nd Edition
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Classical Mechanics, Second Edition, 2nd Edition

by Tai L. Chow
May 2013
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
639 pages
23h 12m
English
CRC Press
Content preview from Classical Mechanics, Second Edition, 2nd Edition
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Lagrangian Formulation
of Mechanics
Descriptions of Motion in
Configuration Space
We have gained considerable experience in setting up Newton’s equations of motion in a variety of
problems. If the system is not subject to external constraints, the equations of motion are usually easy
to set up in Cartesian coordinates. If either the system is subject to external constraints or Cartesian
coordinates are not used, then the equations of motion may be difcult to solve or even to formulate.
Lagrange found a way to circumvent this problem by the use of generalized coordinates q
i
(to be
dened soon). In terms of these ...
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ISBN: 9781466569980