Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780471198260
Author: Mary L. Boas
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
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Chapter 9.3, Problem 13P
Use Fermat’s principle to find the path followed by a light ray if the index of refraction is proportional to the given function.
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Ch. 9.1 - The speed of light in a medium of index of...Ch. 9.1 - The speed of light in a medium of index of...Ch. 9.1 - The speed of light in a medium of index of...Ch. 9.2 - Write and solve the Euler equations to make the...Ch. 9.2 - Write and solve the Euler equations to make the...Ch. 9.2 - Write and solve the Euler equations to make the...Ch. 9.2 - Write and solve the Euler equations to make the...Ch. 9.2 - Write and solve the Euler equations to make the...Ch. 9.2 - Write and solve the Euler equations to make the...Ch. 9.2 - Write and solve the Euler equations to make the...
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Hint: Use...Ch. 9.3 - Find the geodesics on a sphere. Hints: Use...Ch. 9.4 - Verify equations (4.2).Ch. 9.4 - Show, in Figure 4.4, that for a point like...Ch. 9.4 - In the brachistochrone problem, show that if the...Ch. 9.4 - Consider a rapid transit system consisting of...Ch. 9.4 - In Problems 5 to 7, use Fermats principle to find...Ch. 9.4 - In Problems 5 to 7, use Fermats principle to find...Ch. 9.4 - In Problems 5 to 7, use Fermats principle to find...Ch. 9.5 - (a) Consider the case of two dependent variables....Ch. 9.5 - Set up Lagranges equations in cylindrical...Ch. 9.5 - Do Problem 2 in spherical coordinates.Ch. 9.5 - Use Lagranges equations to find the equation of...Ch. 9.5 - Find the equation of motion of a particle moving...Ch. 9.5 - A particle moves on the surface of a sphere of...Ch. 9.5 - Prove that a particle constrained to stay on a...Ch. 9.5 - Two particles each of mass m are connected by an...Ch. 9.5 - A mass m moves without friction on the surface of...Ch. 9.5 - Do Example 3 above, using cylindrical coordinates...Ch. 9.5 - A yo-yo (as shown) falls under gravity. Assume...Ch. 9.5 - Find the Lagrangian and Lagranges equations for a...Ch. 9.5 - A particle moves without friction under gravity on...Ch. 9.5 - 2A hoop of mass M and radius a rolls without...Ch. 9.5 - Generalize Problem 14 to any mass M of circular...Ch. 9.5 - Find the Lagrangian and the Lagrange equation for...Ch. 9.5 - A simple pendulum (Problem 4) is suspended from a...Ch. 9.5 - A hoop of mass m in a vertical plane rests on a...Ch. 9.5 - For the following problems, use the Lagrangian to...Ch. 9.5 - For the following problems, use the Lagrangian to...Ch. 9.5 - For the following problems, use the Lagrangian to...Ch. 9.5 - For the following problems, use the Lagrangian to...Ch. 9.5 - For the following problems, use the Lagrangian to...Ch. 9.5 - For the following problems, use the Lagrangian to...Ch. 9.5 - For the following problems, use the Lagrangian to...Ch. 9.6 - In Problems 1 and 2, given the length l of a curve...Ch. 9.6 - In Problems 1 and 2, given the length l of a curve...Ch. 9.6 - Given 10 cc of lead, find how to form it into a...Ch. 9.6 - Prob. 4PCh. 9.6 - A curve y=y(x), joining two points x1 and x2 on...Ch. 9.6 - In Problem 5, given the volume, find the shape of...Ch. 9.6 - Integrate (6.2), simplify the result and integrate...Ch. 9.8 - (a) In Section 3, we showed how to obtain a first...Ch. 9.8 - Find a first integral of the Euler equation to...Ch. 9.8 - Find a first integral of the Euler equation to...Ch. 9.8 - Find a first integral of the Euler equation to...Ch. 9.8 - Write and solve the Euler equations to make...Ch. 9.8 - Write and solve the Euler equations to make...Ch. 9.8 - Write and solve the Euler equations to make...Ch. 9.8 - Find the geodesics on the cylinder r=1+cos.Ch. 9.8 - Prob. 9MPCh. 9.8 - Find the geodesics on the parabolic cylinder y=x2.Ch. 9.8 - In Problems 11 to 18, use Fermats principle to...Ch. 9.8 - In Problems 11 to 18, use Fermats principle to...Ch. 9.8 - In Problems 11 to 18, use Fermats principle to...Ch. 9.8 - In Problems 11 to 18, use Fermats principle to...Ch. 9.8 - In Problems 11 to 18, use Fermats principle to...Ch. 9.8 - In Problems 11 to 18, use Fermats principle to...Ch. 9.8 - In Problems 11 to 18, use Fermats principle to...Ch. 9.8 - In Problems 11 to 18, use Fermats principle to...Ch. 9.8 - Find Lagranges equations in polar coordinates for...Ch. 9.8 - Repeat Problem 19 if V=K/r.Ch. 9.8 - Write Lagranges equations in cylindrical...Ch. 9.8 - In spherical coordinates, find the Lagrange...Ch. 9.8 - A particle slides without friction around a...Ch. 9.8 - Write and simplify the Euler equation to make...Ch. 9.8 - Prob. 25MPCh. 9.8 - A wire carrying a uniform distribution of positive...Ch. 9.8 - Find a first integral of the Euler equation for...Ch. 9.8 - Write the Lagrange equation for a particle moving...
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