Block sliding down a movable wedge - solution using Lagrangian mechanics
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- Опубликовано: 18 окт 2020
- Here is a block sliding down a movable wedge without friction.
Here is my introduction to Lagrangian
• Introduction to Lagran...
Here is the same problem solved using work-energy and momentum.
• What are the final spe...
Great video man!
3:04 "I put negative because I do matter" yes you do 🤗
Great review problem for catching up on classical mechanics thanks!
Glad it was useful!
11:53 Lagrangian mechanics is useful especially when you want to generate wrong equations
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I am also not understanding. Are you saying that Lagrangian mechanics is easy to mess up?
Thank you so much for the clear explanation.
You are welcome!
Thank you for the nice explanation! I'm refreshing my knowledge from the past with your videos.
I have a question. Do you have any video, how to consider the friction forces using the Lagrange mechanics?
I mean the sliding friction (as k*R) and viscous friction in gas/fluid (as C*v²)
Including friction (sliding) with Lagrangian is not simple since friction is a non-conservative force.
Thank you so much
with the dot above the variable is that always the derivative with respect to time? For example s dot is actually ds/dt?
yes those expressions are equivalent
Shouldn't the potential energy be defined as U=m1*g*(Ol -s*sin(θ)) where Ol is the opposite leg to the θ angle?
If we define U=-m1*g*s*sin(θ), that way U has maximum magnitude in the lowest point (while still having lower potential energy at the lowest point).
The magnitude does not matter at all, all matters is the differences of potential energy being correct. The Ol is just a unnecessary constant, so it can be ignored.
How do we usually know that theta won't change. I think theta only changes in pendulum right
theta is the angle of the wedge - the wedge doesn't change in this case
x1 is not independent of s; so why use it at all? x and s completely describe the system.
The awesome thing about Lagrangian mechanics is that you can use non-independent variables.
better express s in terms of x and y coz s is not even a coordinate
6:10 isn't U supposed to be positive? Since mg is going down so it's negative, and the box is going down as well so (s sin Ɵ) is also negative?
s becomes positive when going down, the direction of the s coordinate is diagonally downwards. U is negative, since it's zero at the highest point.
It would be if the coordinates were centered below the objects