1205111 PY 763 (001) Fal, 2011: Final exam topes NARS UUM ERISA moodle.woltware > PY 783 (001) Fall, 2011 > Resources > Final exam topics. © The exam will consist of a 25 minute conversation with each student. * A senior graduate student who has taken the course previously will take notes, © Please be on time. © After 25 minutes you will be asked to step outside, the note taker and | wll shortly confer, we'll call you back in and let you know the result ‘© There are three types of question: 2. Italic ones are should be answered, although I would understand if you get stuck somewhere and need some help getting over a tricky point. 3. Unmarked ones should provide the main point of differentiation between grades. ‘Lagrangian /* Whatis Newton's Second Law? ve Lagrangian? What is the Euler ve sneralized ir 2 2 / © Derive the Euler-Lagrange equation from Newon's second law. eda 2a) CASS? =" You utlized a force arising from a potential in showing the Euler-Lagrange equation for the Lagrangian. Can a Lagrangian be found for other forces- velocity dependent ones’ Can you give an example’ Ne 7/4 How do you find constraint forces for non-holonomic constraints! What type of non-holonomic. constraints can youuse this for?) ars X 2 *Whatt 2 What inciple? * Showthat the Euler-Lagrange equations can be derived from a minimum action principle. Is the Lagrangian unique *Howdoes one include holonomie constraints into the minimum action principle? Why is the same not possible in this form for non-holonomic constraints? 4 What is Néther's theorem, howdo you derive it? Demonstrate an application of Nother's theorem. / * What is the Routhian? Where is the Routhian applied? i ) moodle. wolfware.ncsu.edulmodiresourcelview php=1132859 1"PY 783 (001) Fall, 2011: Final exam topics AGeneral / What is a conjugate momentum? How do you get aHamiltonian? (Ze 1O%) / © Under what conditions can a 1:1 correspondence between Hamiltonian and Langrangian be found - why? J What are the canonical equations of motion?. / © Derive the canonical equations of motion, either from a minimum action principle or from the Lagrangian. Lo NOs Jew / @ How do you write a Poisson bracket using the symplectic formalism? (© Note: while it is not an expticit question, the concept of the action as a function of time and coordinates, as well as the resulting derivatives, might be good to know for part of this enterprise. ©. Canonical Transformations (CTs) J— Je What is Liouvilles theorem? What is at the basis of proving Liowvlles theorem? \N \o.'& + What are generating functions of CTs? How do they arise, provide a derivation. How do you use them? /e Describe one strategy for finding generating functions for a desired transformation. 4, /* What are infinitesimal canonical transforms? Describe a general approach for finding the integrated transform that is generated by an infinitesimal generating function. . Hamilton-Jacobi theory (Hut) 7 ve is the underlying idea of the HJt? W! ve How would you derive the HJ equation? What is Hamilton's principal function? © What is the result of solving the HJ equation? How would you in principle go about solving result Ye What happens if you can separate variables in the HJ equation? What is Hamilton's characteristic function? How does it arise, start with the HJ equation and the property of the Hamiltonian that leads to the formalism.) /@ What is the idea behind action-angle variables? "10 v® What is the meant by adiabatic invariants? How do they arise? Others 1 © Outline the idea of classical field theory. Show how the Euler-Lagrange equation for a Lagrangian density is derived. —> * Whatwere the central ideas behind solving a two-body problem? /* Describe the thought process behind solving an oscillating system in multiple dimensions in configuration and phase space.) > 1 Pe? v® Desoribe the idea behind solving the response of a mechanical system with an applied external force by using the Greens function. How to you measure the Greens function? 3 0. moodle. woifware.nesu edulmodresourcelviow-phpid=1132059 28—C. Mewroe 24 Law: & > ¢ Z.® rogrargian: &e TU i 7 o 2h ee Ben 4 Euier-Lagrarge tan! gy oa 7 > = tae t Awe SH Sercriice tre config. of © Generalized coor.. used ts corkq. con ve related: aS relotWe co reference = XX ta.r) Generated force. transformed representation forces aoeked to the system sa gen coo. of tre Te = mx TO© rogregien formaviarn sth\l nes VE you have © cose. tors} aa. 2 [3 - a |e Se aah a ax 2aP zal eronge, we eit ere the projector of ite thee Mee ore IML SEN get Ene sore Gencraszed Forces: eqns of mmeten cen cosy. eb ane ogeved forces ont ‘the cepresentamen moy erarge, the Ferces arectre mere For 2 sexe of coor, 4.2 dacerston: = ail allll; pet gale tri) Bq, : 2 “1-2 -|2 RR.