Consider the system of two particles with total kinetic energy T = (5/2)ẋ̇ẋ̇, and Lagrangian L = (5/2)ẋ̇ẋ̇gl , where are generalized coordinates, and g, l are positive constants. Then the non-zero frequency of the normal mode of the system with small oscillations (|| ≪ 1) is
Part CCSIR NET December 2024the-cross-term-changes-the-effective-inertia
The cross term changes the effective inertia
Related counterexample: The generalised momentum ∂L/∂q̇ always equals mass × velocity
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