Question . A particle of mass m is constrained to move on the inner surface of a cone os semiangle alpha under the action of gravity. metion generalized co-ordinates and setup lagrangian and equation of motion.
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A particle of mass m is constrained to move on the inner surface of a cone os semiangle alpha under the action of gravity. metion generalized co-ordinates and setup lagrangian and equation of motion.
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My Teacher question is
if the potential depends explicity on time t and/or on velocity v then energy of particle is not conserverd. Explain and prove.
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i attempted a lot but could not get answer