Homework #7
Due by 5 pm Wednesday November 1st.
Problems from the book and one inspired by Seth. Slightly shorter than usual
to make up for the exam.
- Find the Hamiltonian and the canonical equations of motion for the double
pendulum.
- 7-18)
- 8-4) Playing with the standrad orbit equation.
- 8-13) Note that the question is not exactly accurate. Only one of the
three cases actually results in a precessing ellipse. I want you to escribe
what happens in each of the three situations.
- 8-16) Another playing with the ellipse equation problem.
- 8-23) And another.
