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In classical mechanics, the precession of a top under the influence of gravity is not in general, an integrable problem. There are however three famous cases that are integrable, the Euler, the Lagrange and the [[Kovalevskaya Top|Kovalevskaya top]].<ref name = "Audin">Audin, M. Spinning Tops: A Course on Integrable Systems. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1996.</ref> In addition to the energy, each of these tops involves three additional constants of motion that give rise to the [[Integrable system#Hamiltonian systems and Liouville integrability|integrability]]. | |||
The Euler top describes a free top without any particular symmetry, moving in the absence of any external torque. The Lagrange top is a symmetric top, in which the center of gravity lies on the symmetry axis. The [[Kovalevskaya Top|Kovalevskaya top]]<ref name ="kovalevskaya">S. Kovalevskaya, Acta Math. 12 177–232 (1889)</ref><ref name = "Perelemov">A. M. Perelemov, Teoret. Mat. Fiz., Volume 131, Number 2, Pages 197–205 (2002)</ref> is special symmetric top with a unique ratio of the moments of inertia satisfy the relation | |||
<math> I_1=I_2= 2 I_3</math>, | |||
and in which the center of gravity is located in the plane perpendicular to the symmetry axis. | |||
==Hamiltonian Formulation of Classical tops== | |||
A classical top<ref name="Goldstein">Herbert Goldstein | |||
Charles P. Poole , John L. Safko, Classical Mechanics, (3rd Edition), Addison-Wesley (2002)</ref> is defined by three principal axes, defined by the three orthogonal vectors <math> \hat{\mathbf{e}}^1</math>, <math> \hat {\mathbf{e}}^2</math> and <math> \hat{\mathbf{e}}^3</math> with corresponding moments of inertia <math>I_1</math>, <math> I_2</math> and <math>I_3</math>. In a Hamiltonian formulation of classical tops, the conjugate dynamical variables are the components of the angular momentum vector <math>\vec{L}</math> along the principal axes | |||
<math>(l_1, l_2, l_3)= (\vec{L}\cdot \hat {\mathbf{e}}^1,\vec{L}\cdot \hat {\mathbf{e}}^2,\vec{L}\cdot \hat {\mathbf{e}}^3) </math> | |||
and the z-components of the three principal axes, | |||
<math>(n_1, n_2, n_3)= (\mathbf{\hat{z}}\cdot \hat {\mathbf{e}}^1,\mathbf{\hat{z}}\cdot \hat {\mathbf{e}}^2,\mathbf{\hat{z}}\cdot \hat {\mathbf{e}}^3) </math> | |||
The Poisson algebra of these variables is given by | |||
<math> | |||
\{ l_a,l_b\} = \epsilon_{abc}l_c, \ \{l_a, n_b\} = \epsilon_{abc}n_c, \ \{n_a, n_b\} = 0 | |||
</math> | |||
If the position of the center of mass is given by <math> \vec{R}_{cm} = (a \mathbf{\hat e}^1 + b \mathbf{\hat e}^2 + c\mathbf{\hat e}^3)</math>, then the Hamiltonian of a top is given by | |||
<math> | |||
H = \frac{(l_1)^2}{2I_1}+\frac{(l_2)^2}{2I_2}+\frac{(l_3)^2}{2I_3}+ mg (a n_1 + bn_2 + cn_3), | |||
</math> | |||
The equations of motion are then determined by | |||
<math> | |||
\dot{l}_a = \{ H, l_a\}, \dot{n}_a = \{H, n_a\} | |||
</math> | |||
==Euler Top== | |||
The Euler top is an untorqued top, with Hamiltonian | |||
<math> | |||
H_E = \frac{(l_1)^2}{2I_1}+\frac{(l_2)^2}{2I_2}+\frac{(l_3)^2}{2I_3}, | |||
</math> | |||
The four constants of motion are the energy <math>H_E</math> and | |||
the three components of angular momentum in the lab frame, | |||
<math> | |||
(L_1,L_2,L_3) = l_1 \mathbf{\hat e}^1 +l_2\mathbf{\hat e}^2+ l_3 \mathbf{\hat e}^3. | |||
</math> | |||
==Lagrange Top== | |||
The Lagrange top is a symmetric top with the center of mass along the symmetry axis at location, <math> \vec{R}_{cm} = h\mathbf{\hat e}^3</math>, with Hamiltonian | |||
<math> | |||
H_L= \frac{(l_1)^2+(l_2)^2}{2I}+\frac{(l_3)^2}{2I_3}+ mgh n_3. | |||
</math> | |||
The four constants of motion are the energy <math> H_L</math>, the angular momentum component along the symmetry axis, <math> l_3</math>, the angular momentum in the z-direction | |||
<math> | |||
L_z = l_1n_1+l_2n_2+l_3n_3, | |||
</math> | |||
and the magnitude of the n-vector | |||
<math> | |||
n^2 = n_1^2 + n_2^2 + n_3^2 | |||
</math> | |||
==Kovalevskaya Top== | |||
The Kovalevskaya top <ref name = "kovalevskaya"/><ref name = "Perelemov"/> is a symmetric top in which <math> I_1=I_2= 2I_3=I</math> and the center of mass lies in the plane perpendicular to the symmetry axis <math>\vec R_{cm} = h \mathbf{\hat e}^1</math>. The Hamiltonian is | |||
<math> | |||
H_K= \frac{(l_1)^2+(l_2)^2+ 2 (l_3)^2}{2I}+ mgh n_1. | |||
</math> | |||
The four constants of motion are the energy <math> H_K</math>, the Kovalevskaya invariant | |||
<math> | |||
K = \xi_+ \xi_- | |||
</math> | |||
where the variables <math>\xi_{\pm}</math> are defined by | |||
<math> | |||
\xi_{\pm} = (l_1\pm i l_2 )^2- 2 mgh I(n_1\pm i n_2), | |||
</math> | |||
the angular momentum component in the z-direction, | |||
<math> | |||
L_z = l_1n_1+l_2n_2+l_3n_3, | |||
</math> | |||
and the magnitude of the n-vector | |||
<math> | |||
n^2 = n_1^2 + n_2^2 + n_3^2. | |||
</math> | |||
==References== | |||
{{reflist}} | |||
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Revision as of 04:10, 14 January 2014
In classical mechanics, the precession of a top under the influence of gravity is not in general, an integrable problem. There are however three famous cases that are integrable, the Euler, the Lagrange and the Kovalevskaya top.[1] In addition to the energy, each of these tops involves three additional constants of motion that give rise to the integrability.
The Euler top describes a free top without any particular symmetry, moving in the absence of any external torque. The Lagrange top is a symmetric top, in which the center of gravity lies on the symmetry axis. The Kovalevskaya top[2][3] is special symmetric top with a unique ratio of the moments of inertia satisfy the relation
and in which the center of gravity is located in the plane perpendicular to the symmetry axis.
Hamiltonian Formulation of Classical tops
A classical top[4] is defined by three principal axes, defined by the three orthogonal vectors , and with corresponding moments of inertia , and . In a Hamiltonian formulation of classical tops, the conjugate dynamical variables are the components of the angular momentum vector along the principal axes
and the z-components of the three principal axes,
The Poisson algebra of these variables is given by
If the position of the center of mass is given by , then the Hamiltonian of a top is given by
The equations of motion are then determined by
Euler Top
The Euler top is an untorqued top, with Hamiltonian
The four constants of motion are the energy and the three components of angular momentum in the lab frame,
Lagrange Top
The Lagrange top is a symmetric top with the center of mass along the symmetry axis at location, , with Hamiltonian
The four constants of motion are the energy , the angular momentum component along the symmetry axis, , the angular momentum in the z-direction
and the magnitude of the n-vector
Kovalevskaya Top
The Kovalevskaya top [2][3] is a symmetric top in which and the center of mass lies in the plane perpendicular to the symmetry axis . The Hamiltonian is
The four constants of motion are the energy , the Kovalevskaya invariant
where the variables are defined by
the angular momentum component in the z-direction,
and the magnitude of the n-vector
References
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- ↑ Audin, M. Spinning Tops: A Course on Integrable Systems. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1996.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 S. Kovalevskaya, Acta Math. 12 177–232 (1889)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 A. M. Perelemov, Teoret. Mat. Fiz., Volume 131, Number 2, Pages 197–205 (2002)
- ↑ Herbert Goldstein Charles P. Poole , John L. Safko, Classical Mechanics, (3rd Edition), Addison-Wesley (2002)