I'm going to sit down and do this when I get a chance. But for now, it looks like you are only going to need one generalized coordinate to completely define the system. I would use the y-coord of m1.
Nabeshin,
I would agree with that. Do you have any idea how I might get that type of experience, to both bolster my resume and to help me determine whether or not this is what I want?
Griffiths is right.
If you look at the wiki (or anywhere else) for a qualitative explanation of divergence, you will find,
"More technically, the divergence represents the volume density of the outward flux of a vector field from an infinitesimal volume around a given point. "
-wiki
So...
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