Scleronomous

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[edit] Definition

Mechanical system is scleronomous if the equations of constraints do not contain the time as an explicit variable. Such a constraints are called scleronomic.

Example: bead sliding on a rigid curved wire.

See also: rheonomous

[edit] References

  • Lanczos C., Variational principles of mechanics
  • Goldstein H., Classical mechanics
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