Classical Mechanics Assignment and Work Sheet_three
Classical Mechanics Assignment and Work Sheet_three
positive constants. What is the angular frequency of small oscillations about the
minimum of the potential?
5. The potential of a diatomic molecule as a function of the distance r between the atoms
particle.
7. A planet of mass m moves in the inverse square central force field of the Sun of mass
M . If the semi-major and semi-minor axes of the orbit are a and b , respectively, what
is the total energy of the planet ?
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8. If the Lagrangian of a particle moving in one dimensions is given by
positive constants. What is the frequency of small oscillations about a point of stable
equilibrium?
13. The Lagrangian of a particle moving in a plane is given in Cartesian coordinates as
̇ ̇ . In polar coordinates, what is the expression for the canonical
momentum pr (conjugate to the radial coordinate r)?
14. The Hamiltonian of a system with generalized coordinate and momentum (q, p)is
Calculate the solution of the Hamiltonian equation of motion.