Rayleigh's dissipation function at work

DOI10.1088/0143-0807/36/3/035014zbMATH Open1367.70038arXiv1409.4041OpenAlexW2023037503MaRDI QIDQ3454646FDOQ3454646

Authors: E. Minguzzi 

Publication date: 26 November 2015

Published in: European Journal of Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: It is shown that the Rayleigh's dissipation function can be successfully applied in the solution of mechanical problems involving friction non-linear in the velocities. Through the study of surfaces at contact we arrive at a simple integral expression which gives directly the Rayleigh dissipation function in terms of generalized coordinates. In this way the solutions of Lagrangian problems with friction are reduced to often elementary calculations of the kinetic energy, the potential energy and the Rayleigh dissipation function. Some examples of pedagogical interest are given.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1409.4041

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zbMATH Keywords

covarianceLagrangian mechanicsfriction

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Lagrange's equations (70H03) Problems involving a system of particles with friction (70F40)

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