Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems · Problem 7-1

Central-Force Motion — Marion & Thornton

Physics — Mechanics · lagrangian-generalized-coordinates

Problem

A disk rolls without slipping across a horizontal plane. The plane of the disk remains vertical, but it is free to rotate about a vertical axis. What generalized coordinates may be used to describe the motion? Write a differential equation describing the rolling constraint. Is this equation integrable? Justify your answer by a physical argument. Is the constraint holonomic?

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