Consider the case of a particle with mass m that is limited to travel on the surface of a sphere of radius R. There are no external forces acting on the particle in any way. How many generalised coordinates does this system need to be described? Construct a Lagrangian for this system and find Lagrange's equations of motion for it.

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Consider the case of a particle with mass m that is limited to travel on the surface of a sphere of radius R. There are no external forces acting on the particle in any way. How many generalised coordinates does this system need to be described? Construct a Lagrangian for this system and find Lagrange's equations of motion for it.

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