4. A particle of mass m moves in a central field of attractive force that has a magnitude () eat, where kand a are constants, t is the time, and ris the distance of m from the force's center. Find the Lagrangian and Hamiltonian functions. Compare the Hamiltonian and the total energy of the system and discuss the conservation of energy for the system.

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A particle of mass m moves in a central field of attractive force that has a magnitude
() eat, where kand a are constants, t is the time, and ris the distance of m from the
force's center. Find the Lagrangian and Hamiltonian functions. Compare the
Hamiltonian and the total energy of the system and discuss the conservation of energy
for the system.
Transcribed Image Text:4. A particle of mass m moves in a central field of attractive force that has a magnitude () eat, where kand a are constants, t is the time, and ris the distance of m from the force's center. Find the Lagrangian and Hamiltonian functions. Compare the Hamiltonian and the total energy of the system and discuss the conservation of energy for the system.
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