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CLASSICAL MECHANICS TFY4345 - Exercise 10: FIG. 1: (Color Online) - The System Under Consideration

(1) For a rigid rod hanging freely from a fixed point at the equator of the Earth, its length L must equal the circumference of the Earth (2πR) in order to remain stationary as the Earth rotates. (2) If the rod's length L is shorter than the circumference, centrifugal forces will cause it to swing outwards from the equator. If L is longer, gravitational forces will cause it to fall towards the Earth's surface. (3) For a rigid body symmetric around the x3 axis, the rotational energy around its center of mass is expressed as the sum of kinetic energies due to rotations about the principal axes of inertia, with the

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CLASSICAL MECHANICS TFY4345 - Exercise 10: FIG. 1: (Color Online) - The System Under Consideration

(1) For a rigid rod hanging freely from a fixed point at the equator of the Earth, its length L must equal the circumference of the Earth (2πR) in order to remain stationary as the Earth rotates. (2) If the rod's length L is shorter than the circumference, centrifugal forces will cause it to swing outwards from the equator. If L is longer, gravitational forces will cause it to fall towards the Earth's surface. (3) For a rigid body symmetric around the x3 axis, the rotational energy around its center of mass is expressed as the sum of kinetic energies due to rotations about the principal axes of inertia, with the

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CLASSICAL MECHANICS TFY4345 - Exercise 10

A ridig strong rod with uniform mass density hangs in a sta-


tionary position from a fixed point at the equator, directed up- (2) A rigid body is symmetric around the x3 axis. The mo-
wards, without being suspended at any point (the rod thus fol- ments of inertia are I1 , I2 = I1 and I3 . There are no external
lows the rotation of Earth). The radius R of the Earth can be forces. Use the formulas
set to 6400 km.

(1a) What is the length L of the rod? Explain which physical ω1 = φ̇ sin θ sin ψ + θ̇ cos ψ (1)
principle you are using to solve the problem.
ω2 = φ̇ sin θ cos ψ − θ̇ sin ψ (2)
(1b) Imagine now that the rod still is fixed at the equator, but ω3 = φ̇ cos θ + ψ̇ (3)
that its length L is shorter than the answer in a). What would
happen with the rod? What happens if L is longer than the
answer in a)? to show that the rotational energy around the CM is:

1 1
T = I1 (θ̇2 + φ̇2 sin2 θ) + I3 (ψ̇ + φ̇ cos θ)2 (4)
2 2

Use Lagrangian theory to show that the canonical momentum


components pφ and pψ are constants, equal respectively to Lz
(in the fixed lab-frame), and L3 . Find φ̇ = φ̇(θ, Lz , L3 ) and
ψ̇ = ψ̇(θ, Lz , L3 ) and also the energy E expressed by means of
FIG. 1: (Color online). The system under consideration. θ, θ̇, Lz , and L3 .

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