In[1611]:= "Programmer: Hemanta Bhattarai"

"Institution: CDP, TU"

"Problem: Classical Mechanics ,Goldstein, Third Edition, Chapter 6 Problem 13 pg.274"
"Date: 2013 Feb 8"
ClearAll@k, l, qD
l = a;
q = q;
m@1D = m; m@2D = m;
k = k;
H*The Kinetic Energy of the system where m@D are masses and x@D are extensions*L
T = 1  2 Hm@1D x@1D ^ 2 + m@2D x@2D ^ 2L;
H*Potential energy of the system including electrostatic potential energy*L
V = 1  2 k Hx@1D ^ 2 + Hx@2D - x@1DL ^ 2 + x@2D ^ 2L + q ^ 2  Hx@2D - x@1D + lL;
H*Tij matrix*L
Tij = Table@D@T, x@iD, x@jDD, 8i, 1, 2<, 8j, 1, 2<D;
H*Vij matrix*L
Vij = Table@D@V, x@iD, x@jDD, 8i, 1, 2<, 8j, 1, 2<D;
H*Secular matrix with Tij and Vij determined at initial equlibrium position*L
fx = W * Tij - Vij . 8Hx@2D - x@1DL ® 0<;

d = Det@fxD;
H*frequencies of oscillation*L
omga = Solve@d Š 0, WD  Simplify;

g1 = fx . omga@@1DD;
g2 = fx . omga@@2DD;

H*Determining the value of a@D's for each mode of oscillation*L

eq1 = Table@g1@@iDD.8a@1D, a@2D<, 8i, 1, 2<D;
sol1 = Solve@8eq1@@1DD Š 0, eq1@@2DD Š 0, m@1D a@1D ^ 2 + m@2D a@2D ^ 2 Š 1<, 8a@1D, a@2D<D;

eq2 = Table@g2@@iDD.8a@1D, a@2D<, 8i, 1, 2<D;

sol2 = Solve@8eq2@@1DD Š 0, eq2@@2DD Š 0, m@1D a@1D ^ 2 + m@2D a@2D ^ 2 Š 1<, 8a@1D, a@2D<D;
"ððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððð"
"**************************************************************"
"The KE term is"
T
"The PE term is"
V

"The secular equation is: where W=Ω^2"

dŠ0
"The square of modes of frequency is i.e Ω^2"
omga  N
"The first set of a's for first frequency "
sol1@@2DD  N
"The second a's are for second frequency "
sol2@@2DD  N
"***************************************************************"
"ððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððð"

Out[1611]= Programmer: Hemanta Bhattarai

Out[1612]= Institution: CDP, TU

Out[1613]= Problem: Classical Mechanics ,Goldstein, Third Edition, Chapter 6 Problem 13 pg.274

Out[1614]= Date: 2013 Feb 8

Out[1633]= ððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððð

Out[1634]= **************************************************************
2 three-mass-spring-goldstein-with_charge.txt.nb

Out[1635]= The KE term is

1
Out[1636]= Im x@1D2 + m x@2D2 M
2
Out[1637]= The PE term is

q2 1
Out[1638]= + k Ix@1D2 + x@2D2 + H- x@1D + x@2DL2 M
a - x@1D + x@2D 2

Out[1639]= The secular equation is: where W=Ω^2

4 k q2 4 m q2 W
Out[1640]= 3 k2 + -4kmW- + m2 W2 Š 0
a3 a3

Out[1641]= The square of modes of frequency is i.e Ω^2

k 3. a3 k + 4. q2
Out[1642]= ::W ® >, :W ® >>
m a3 m

Out[1643]= The first set of a's for first frequency

0.707107 0.707107
Out[1644]= :a@1.D ® , a@2.D ® >
m m

Out[1645]= The second a's are for second frequency

0.707107 0.707107
Out[1646]= :a@1.D ® , a@2.D ® - >
m m
Out[1647]= ***************************************************************

Out[1648]= ððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððð