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Mathematical Methods for Physicists: A concise introduction - Site Map

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PROBLEMS<br />

Figure 8.9.<br />

Figure 8.10.<br />

8.8 Use the Rayleigh±Ritz method to analyze the <strong>for</strong>ced oscillations of a harmonic<br />

oscillation:<br />

mx ‡ kx ˆ F 0 sin !t:<br />

8.9 A particle of mass m is attracted to a ®xed point O by an inverse square<br />

<strong>for</strong>ce F r ˆk=r 2 (Fig. 8.10). Find the canonical equations of motion.<br />

8.10 Set up the Hamilton±Jacobi equation <strong>for</strong> the simple harmonic oscillator.<br />

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