Lagrange's Approach: Dynamics and Constraints

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Introduces constraints, Lagrange multipliers, and generalized coordinates in physics.

Explores molecular dynamics simulations under holonomic constraints, focusing on numerical integration and algorithm formulation.

Covers the principle of least action, Euler-Lagrange equations, Lagrange multipliers, and variational calculus.

Explores virtual work in structural mechanics, emphasizing equilibrium states and the application of virtual displacements.

Covers modeling systems with Lagrange formalism and examples of generalized forces in aerodynamics and drone propellers.

Explores kinetic energy, work, forces, and energy conservation in mechanical systems, with examples of collisions and circular motion.

Covers constraints, Lagrange equations, generalized coordinates, cyclic coordinates, conservation laws, and Hamilton formalism.

Covers the Lagrange method for expressing constraints and degrees of freedom in mechanics using generalized coordinates.

Covers the principle of least action and constraint handling in analytical mechanics.

Covers curvature, osculating circles, and the evolute of plane curves, with examples and equations.