Lagrange dynamics of a rolling ball inside a hollow cylinder
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A sphere of radius r is constrained to roll without slipping on the inner surface of the lower half of a hollow cylinder of inside radius R.
Determine the following:
a) the Lagrangian function.
b) The equation of constraint
c) Lagrange's equation of motion
d) Frequency of SMALL oscillations
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A sphere of radius r is constrained to roll without slipping on the inner surface of the lower half of a hollow cylinder of inside radius R.
Determine the following:
a) the Lagrangian function.
b) The equation of constraint ...
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