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    Classical Mechanics: Lagrangian for pendulum with oscillating support

    Homework Statement Greetings! This is an example problem at the end of Chapter 1 in Mechanics (Landau): A simple pendulum of mass m whose point of support oscillates horizontally in the plane of motion of the pendulum according to the law x=acos(\gamma t) . Find the Lagrangian...
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    Stat Mech : Balls in a box counting problem

    Makes perfect sense now. Thanks!
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    Stat Mech : Balls in a box counting problem

    Homework Statement I already have the solution to the problem. Just need some help deciphering the logic behind it. There are V balls, which are identical except for their color. N of them are blue and V-N are red. We place the balls inside a box so that V/2 balls are on each side...