Paper 2, Section I, E

Classical Dynamics | Part II, 2016

Consider the Lagrangian

L=A(θ˙2+ϕ˙2sin2θ)+B(ψ˙+ϕ˙cosθ)2C(cosθ)kL=A\left(\dot{\theta}^{2}+\dot{\phi}^{2} \sin ^{2} \theta\right)+B(\dot{\psi}+\dot{\phi} \cos \theta)^{2}-C(\cos \theta)^{k}

where A,B,CA, B, C are positive constants and kk is a positive integer. Find three conserved quantities and show that u=cosθu=\cos \theta satisfies

u˙2=f(u)\dot{u}^{2}=f(u)

where f(u)f(u) is a polynomial of degree k+2k+2 which should be determined.

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