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Determinism and frame-relativity
It's a well known fact that classical mechanics isn't a deterministic theory if you only include the positions and masses of various particles as part of the initial conditions. You also need to ...
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How do I do an interaction frame transformation in classical Hamiltonian mechanics?
I am fairly proficient in quantum mechanics but am mostly self taught in classical mechanics (out of Goldstein, Borben and Stehle, and Wikipedia). My question relates to a classical analogue of the ...
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Meaning of centrifugal term in the mechanical energy of a orbiting planet [duplicate]
For a planet under the effect of gravitational force the mechanical energy can be written as
$$E=\frac{1}{2}\mu {\dot{r}}^2+\frac{L^2}{2\mu r^2}-\gamma \frac{m M}{r^2} \tag{1}$$
Where $\mu$ is the ...
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