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POST-GRADUATE COURSE f) Define phase space. What is the dimension

Assignment June, 2017 of the phase space ?
MATHEMATICS
g) Show that linear momentum is a constant
Paper - 5A : Principles of Mechanics
Full Marks : 50 Weightage of Marks : 20% of motion for infinitesimal spatial
Special credit will be given for accuracy and relevance displacement.
in the answer. Marks will be deducted for incorrect
spelling, untidy work and illegible handwriting. 2. a) When a dynamical system is said to be in
The weightage for each question has been Liouville's form ? 3
indicated in the margin.
b) Solve the planetary problem by Routh's
Answer Question No. 1 and any four from the rest. process of ignoration of coordinates. 7

1. Answer any five questions : 2 5 = 10 1 2 2 2 2 and

3. a) If T = ( q + q2 )( q1 + q 2 )
2 1
a) Give an example of a non-holonomic 1
V = , then solve the problem
constraint system. q12 + q 2
2

b) Write down the components of the completely using Liouville's approach. 7

acceleration of a particle along radial,
b) Write down Lagrange's equation of motion
cross-radial and cizimuthal direction.
for a holonomic connected system. 3
c) Write down Hamilton's canonical equations
4. a) Solve the plane pendulum problem using
in symmetric form.
the Hamilton's canonical equations. 5
d) State Hamilton's principle.
b) If all the coordinates of a system are cyclic
e) Show that the transformation Q = p , then prove that the coordinates may be
found by integration. Also prove that, if the
P = q + p 2 ( a constant) is canonical.
system be scleronomic then the coordinates
are linear functions of time. 5

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5. a) Derive Hamilton's canonical equations from

the principle of stationary action. 5 1. Date of Publication : 13/02/2017
2. Last date of submission of
answer script by the student to
the study centre : 19/03/2017
b) Show that Poisson bracket between two
3. Last date of submission of
variables is invariant under canonical marks by the examiner to the
study centre : 16/04/2017
transformation. 5 4. Last date of submission of
marks by the study centre to
the Department of C.O.E. on or
6. a) Explain the Brachistochrone problem and before : 21/04/2017
5. Date of evaluated answer script
draw the solution curve. 4+2 distribution by the study centre
to the student : 30/04/2017

b) Find the equation of the curve which makes

the surface area of revolution generated
by rotating the curve y = y (x ) around the

x-axis. 4

7. Define angle variables. A particle of mass m

moves in 2-dimension ( x, y ) in a simple
harmonic oscillator having potential
1 1
V (x , y ) = m x 2x 2 + m y 2y 2 (x y ) .
2 2
Obtain the action variables expressing the energy
in terms of these and hence find the angle
variables. 2+5+3

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