Summary
An extended form of Hamilton's principle is developed for systems whose constituent particles change with time. By a suitable choice of system boundary it is demonstrated that in some cases stationary forms of the principle are possible. A simple example is considered.
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McIver, D.B. Hamilton's principle for systems of changing mass. J Eng Math 7, 249–261 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01535286
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01535286