Abstract
Lagrange’s equations
determine the trajectories in the extended phase space of a holonomic system subject to conservative forces. We have seen that it is possible to simplify the dynamical analysis by making coordinate transformations of the form
a technique that proved particularly useful for handling constraints.
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Woodhouse, N.M.J. (2009). Hamiltonian Mechanics. In: Introduction to Analytical Dynamics. Springer Undergraduate Mathematics Series. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-816-2_7
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