2. A particle of mass m is moving in a plane under a force whose potential energy is given by V(r...
#1 A particle of mass, m, moves in a field whose potential energy in spherical coordinates has a 2 , where r and are the standard variables of spherical coordinates and k is a positive constant. Find Hamiltonian and Hamilton's equations of motion for this particle. form of V --k cose
Acceleration in polar coordinates is required 1. A particle of unit mass moves along a trajectory , 2r) θ E (03), and θ E ( a coal, -a cose r(8)--, expressed in plane polar coordinates. The angle 6(t) changes with time according to the equation θ wt. Here a, are positive constants independent of time. (a) [10 marks) Compute the transverse acceleration of the particle (b) [10 marks) Find the force acting on a particle and express it in terms...
achieves its closest approach A particle of mass m moving in the Kepler potential V -k/ to the force center, r-ro, at 0, where r, p denote polar coordinates in the plane of motion of the particle. At φ = π/3, its distance from the force center is r = 5r0/4. Determine the eccentricity e of the orbit, the angular momentum, the energy, and the ratio of speeds v(p /3)/(p 0). Hint: If you're not completely confident in your knowledge...
3. (i) Find the kinetic energy of a particle of mass m with position given by the coordinates (s, u, v), related to the ordinary Cartesian coordinates by y z = 2s + 3 + u = 2u + v = 0+03 (ii) Find the kinetic energy of a particle of mass m whose position is given in cylindrical coordinates = = r cos r sine y (iii) Find the kinetic energy of a particle of mass m with position...
A particle is constrained to move along the positive x-axis under the influence of a force whose potential energy is U(x) = U_0(2 cos x/a - x/a) where U_0 and a are positive constants. Plot U versus x. A simple hand sketch is fine. Find the equilibrium point(s). For each equilibrium point, determine whether the equilibrium is stable or unstable.
Q3 (5pt) A particle of mass m is attracted to a force center with the force of magnitude k/r2. Use the plane polar coordinates (r, ?) and the Hamiltonian method to find the equation of motion for r and ?.
Q2)) A particle of mass m is under the action of a force given by : F = F + Cx; where F, and C are positive constants. If the particle starts motion from rest at x = 0; a) Is this force is conservative or not? and why? b) Find the change in its kinetic energy. c) Find the velocity of the particle as a function of distant x.
A particle is moving to the right with initial kinetic energy To, subject to a force F(z)k function U(x) for this force ; (b) the kinetic energy and (c) the total energy of the particle as a function of its position; (d) find the turning points of the motion and the condition the total energy of the particle must satisfy if its motion is to exhibit turning points. (e) Sketch the potential, kinetic and total energy function (you can use...
# Problem 1 # Suppose a point-mass particle with mass, 'm', moving in a gravitational potential, 'U(r)', where 'r' is the distance from the center of the potential. A positional vector and momentum vector of a particle are vec r' and "vec p', respectively. (\vec means vector symbol.) Q1) An angular momentum vector vec J' is defined as vec J = \vec r x \vec p. Show that \vec J is conserved in such a gravitational potential U(r) which depends...
Consider a particle of mass m moving in a one-dimensional potential of the form V. for 0<x<b, V(a) = 0 for Islal<e, for 1212, with V., b and c positive constants and c>b. a Explain why the wave function of the particle can be assumed to be cither an even function or an odd function of a. b For the case that the energy E of the particle is in the range 0<ESV., find the (unnormalized) even cigenfunctions and give...