Constraint Definition and 173 Threads

I have been trying to analyze the deflection of the free end of a cantilevered beam with a point load P at the end. The trick is, the beam is supported underneath by a surface described by the arbitrary function g(x). So let's say that g(x)= 0.001*x^2, a very shallow parabola. As the beam...

Homework Statement http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/5505/systemet4.jpg What I wish to do is to relate the accelerations of the loop an the massive block. I know the angle theta at any instant. I also know that the acceleration of the loop on the fixed support is a. I have been given no...

How does a Lagrangian change for a system with a rheonomic constraint? As far as I can see in the derivations, it shouldn't seem to matter, but I just want to make sure. And if I have a rheonomic constraint, what should I do with the time? Should I just ignore it and use the Euler-Lagrange...

The system is given in the picture. I want to know the relation between the acclerations of each block. My attempt: suppose if the body in the middle moves up by x. the string will get loose by 2x. therefore, if a1, a2, a3 are the acclerations. -2*a2=a1+a3 am i correct?

Hi guys, I wish to maximise the following expression subject to the constraint that \|\underline{w}\| = 1, and \mathbb{R} is fixed. P = \underline{w}^H \mathbb{G}^H\mathbb{G}\underline{w} = \underline{w}^H \mathbb{R} \underline{w} where \mathbb{R} \triangleq...

the fundamental basis of the lagrangian formulation is the fact that the virtual displacement are perpendicular to the constraint forces so how does one define constraint forces? is it necessary for the virtual displacement consistent with the given constraints be perpendicular to the...

Homework Statement This is a second (university) year calculus problem dealing with calculus of multiple variables. In economics, utility is a measure of the relative satisfaction from, or desirability of, consumption of goods. A utility function u = u(a,b) gives the utility from consuming...

Homework Statement Max f = x²yz³ sub. 50x+10y+100z = 1000 Homework Equations Using Lagrange: L = x²yz³ - λ ( 50x + 10 y + 100z - 1000 ) Lx = 2xyz³ - λ50 = 0 Ly = x²z³ - λ10 = 0 Lz = 3x²yz² - λ100 = 0 i found z = 2,5 x= 10 y=25, what's wrong? The Attempt at a...

Homework Statement I'm trying to write a Lagrange-multiplier constraint simulation along the lines of those described by Andrew Witkin here. The basic idea for this simulation is that you have a number of objects represented by three collinear beads joined by massless rods; one of the...

Homework Statement Minimize 2x²+2y²-2xy-9y subject 4x + 3y =,< 10 , y - 4x² =,< -2 x >,= 0 and y >,= 0. I don't undersant this: "This equation has no nonnegative root, which contradicts a nonnegativity constraint." and how we solve -16x² + 2x + 17 + h2 = 0

[SOLVED] Multivariate Linear Regression With Coefficient Constraint I'm attempting a multivariate linear regression (mvlr) by method of least squares. Basically, I'm solving a matrix of the following form for \beta_p, $ \begin{bmatrix} \sum y \\ \sum x_1 y \\ \sum x_2 y \\ \sum x_3 y...

Let's assume we have a generic, standard design ICE car, except that transmission is CVT (continously variable) and can be popped into neutral, since this simplifies the problem. Assume car travels in a hypothetically-empty freeway at any speed and also assume that driver is optimizing fuel...

Hi. I'm trying to work my way through Chris Isham's "Canonical Quantum Gravity and the Problem of Time", gr-qc/921001. However, I've gotten a bit stumped by the constraint algebra of general relativity. By "stumped" I don't mean that I can't understand the reasoning behind the constraint...

Hi. I'm trying to work my way through Chris Isham's "Canonical Quantum Gravity and the Problem of Time", gr-qc/921001. However, I've gotten a bit stumped by the constraint algebra of general relativity. By "stumped" I don't mean that I can't understand the reasoning behind the constraint...

A particle moves in the xy plane under the constraint that its velocity vector is always directed towards a point on the x-axis whose abscissa is some given function of time f(t). Show that for f(t) differentiable, but otherwise arbitrary, the constraint is nonholonomic...

Hello, I've been fooling around with some equations, and I've managed to land a second class constraint (I don't know whether to laugh or cry). Well, I was wondering is there any good introduction to the subject? The problem I have is that I made the conjugate momentum a function of...

A particle moves in the x-y plane under the constraint that its velocity is always directed towards a point on the x-axis whose absicissa is some given function of time f(t). Show that for f(t) differentiable, but otherwise arbitrary, the constraint is non-holonomic. All I could infer from...

This is a paragraph from a book, which I don't understand: "How many independent parameters are there in a 3x3 matrix? A real 3x3 matrix has 9 entries but if we have the orthogonality constraint, RR^T = 1 which corresponds to 6 independent equations because the product RR^T being the same...

This paper by Mohammed Ansari and Lee Smolin, http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0412307, seems to have been overlooked here. The authors argue that for any quantum theory of gravity (they mention LQG and causal triangulations) to produce macroscopic physics - which would be necessary for it to have...

Solving constraint equations [Term Paper, HELP please] Hi, I am new here. I'm not sure if this fits in calculus&analysis forum, but i figured its not really simple math so, please move it into approprieate area if deemed necessary... I am doing materials selection analysis and my constraint...

Five new papers by Thomas Thiemann and Bianca Dittrich http://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0411138 Testing the Master Constraint Programme for Loop Quantum Gravity I. General Framework 42 pages "Recently the Master Constraint Programme for Loop Quantum Gravity (LQG) was proposed as a...

A disk of radius R rolls without slipping inside the parabola y=a*x^2. Find the equation of constraint. Express the condition that allows the disk to roll so that it contacts the parabola at one and only one point, independent of position. I know the equation of constraint: On the disk...

So a bead slides down a frictionless parabolic wire of shape y=ax^2. I have to express the Lagrangian in terms of x and y. Then I have to use the constraint equation to express this solely in terms of x. Then I have to find the equations of motion, and simplify them for small oscillations...