Forces Of Constraint

#Physics

$\displaystyle Q_{j}=\sum_{k}\lambda_{k}\frac{ \partial f_{k} }{ \partial q_{j} }$

• $\displaystyle Q_{j}$ is the force of constraint for a given coordinate $\displaystyle q_{j}$
• $\displaystyle \lambda_{k}$ is the undetermined multipliers

Example

• Marion and Thomson Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems, Page 252