On potential energies and constraints in the dynamics of rigid bodies and particles

A new treatment of kinematical constraints and potential energies arising in the dynamics of systems of rigid bodies and particles is presented which is suited to Newtonian and Lagrangian formulations. Its novel feature is the imposing of invariance requirements on the constraint functions and poten...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Oliver M. O'reilly, Arun R. Srinivasa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2002-01-01
Series:Mathematical Problems in Engineering
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10241230215286