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    What is the Lagrangian and equation of motion for a bead on a rotating coil?

    Ah, you're right, thanks. It just seemed counterintuitive to me.
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    What is the Lagrangian and equation of motion for a bead on a rotating coil?

    Homework Statement A bead of mass m is threaded around a smooth spiral wire and slides downwards without friction due to gravity. The z-axis points upwards vertically. Suppose the spiral wire is rotated about the z-axis with a fixed angular velocity \Omega. Determine the Lagrangian and the...
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