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On the inverse Lagrangian problem

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An ad-hoc assumption regarding the form of the Lagrangian for a dynamic system with one degree of freedom is made. It is shown that this assumption leads to some useful conclusions. Several interesting examples are provided.

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  1. Department of Engineering Mechanics, University of Alabama, 35487, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA

    S. E. Jones

  2. Department of Engineering Mechanics, University of Novi Sad, V. Vlahovica 3, 21000, Novi Sad, Yugoslavia

    B. Vujanovic

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Jones, S.E., Vujanovic, B. On the inverse Lagrangian problem. Acta Mechanica 73, 245–251 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01177044

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