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Application of the Lagrange Formalism

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Only a few selected examples of the many possibilities to apply the Lagrange equations of the second kind can be presented here. Two subjects will be treated more extensively besides the discussion of systems of coupled harmonic oscillators. These are rotating coordinate systems, a prime example for noninertial systems, and the motion of rigid bodies, the theory of spinning tops

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  1. Institut für Theoretische Physik, Universität Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Str. 1, 60438, Frankfurt/Main, Germany

    Prof. Dr. Reiner M. Dreizler & Dipl. Phys. Cora S. Lüdde

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Dreizler, R.M., Lüdde, C.S. (2010). Application of the Lagrange Formalism. In: Theoretical Mechanics. Graduate Texts in Physics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11138-9_6

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