Finding Hamilton function which equations do I have

fernandoval3sbr

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2022-04-07

Finding Hamilton function which equations do I have to solve to find v(θ,ϕ,θ˙,ϕ)?
L(θ,ϕ,θ˙,ϕ˙)=mb22(θ˙2+sin2(θ)ϕ˙2)+mbgcos(θ)

Answer & Explanation

posciad48o

posciad48o

Beginner2022-04-08Added 15 answers

Step 1
Your equation for Hamiltonian is slightly off. For a Lagrangian L(q,q˙), the Hamiltonian is
H(q,q˙)=ipiqi˙L(q,q˙)
In your case q1=θ and q2=ϕ. So you need to calculate
pθ=L(q,q˙)θ˙
pϕ=L(q,q˙)ϕ˙
Therefore you get
H(θ,ϕ,θ˙,ϕ˙)
=[θ˙θ˙+ϕ˙ϕ˙1]L(θ,ϕ,θ˙,ϕ˙)

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