What is the Rayleigh dissipative function and how does it work?

eureka · Apr 18, 2003

Physics people,

what is the theory behind the Rayleigh Dissipative Function? could you kindly give me some website which could help me understand this?

dg · Apr 20, 2003

All I remember is that you use Rayleigh dissipation function to introduce dissipative (non-conservative) effects like friction, electric resistance etc. into Lagrangian mechanics. The only reference I can give you offhand is Goldstein's Classical Mechanics.

Dario

eureka · Apr 20, 2003

dg,

thank you very much for the information... :) I'm now reading the goldstein's classical mechanics..

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