% vim: tw=50 % 22/02/2022 10AM % \begin{example*}[Swinging Rod] \myskip\textbf{Example }(Swinging Rod). \\ This is a pendulum made from a heavy rod of mass $m$, length $L$. \begin{center} \includegraphics[width=0.6\linewidth] {images/a6536da899c711ec.png} \end{center} Viewing the rod as rotating about the pivot, the kinetic energy is \[ T = \half I \dot{\theta}^2 \qquad \text{with} \qquad I = \frac{1}{3} mL^2 \] (from before). \begin{note*} Could also look at this from the point of view of the centre of mass. As we saw before, the angular speed is still $\dot{\theta} = \text{ angular speed about the pivot}$. Speed of the centre of mass is \[ \frac{L}{2} \dot{\theta} \qquad \text{and} \qquad T = \half m \left( \frac{L\dot{\theta}}{2} \right)^2 + \half I_{\text{CoM}} \dot{\theta}^2 \] parallel axis theorem implies that \[ I = I_{\text{CoM}} + m \left( \frac{L}{2} \right)^2 \] so $T$ calculated both ways is identical. \end{note*} Compared to the pivot, the rod is at a height \[ -\frac{L}{2} \cos\theta \implies E = \half I\dot{\theta}^2 - \frac{mgL}{2} \cos\theta \] \[ \implies \dot{E} = \dot{\theta} \left( I \ddot{\theta} + \frac{mgL}{2}\sin\theta \right) = 0 \] \[ \implies I \ddot{\theta} = -\frac{mgL}{2} \sin\theta \] is equation of motion. Pendulum: \[ \ddot{\theta} = -\frac{g}{L}\sin\theta \] Rod: \[ \ddot{\theta} = -\frac{3g}{2L} \sin\theta \] % \end{example*} \begin{example*}[Rolling Disc] A disc of mass $M$ rolls down a slope with the plane of the disc being vertical. \begin{center} \includegraphics[width=0.6\linewidth] {images/7c827fa499c811ec.png} \end{center} The moment of inertia perpendicular to the plane of the disc is $I = \half Ma^2$ (from before). Let speed be $v$ and angular speed be $\omega$. No slip condition implies that $v = a\omega$. The kinetic energy is \[ T = \half Mv^2 + \half I\omega^2 = \half \left( \frac{I}{a^2} + M \right) v^2 \] ($\half Mv^2$ is translational energy and $\half I\omega^2$ is rotational energy). Total energy is ($x = \text{ distance down slope}$): \[ E = \half \left( \frac{I}{a^2} + M \right) \dot{x}^2 - Mgx \sin\alpha \] ($\dot{E} = 0$ to get equation of motion): \[ \left( \frac{I}{a^2} + M \right) \ddot{x} = Mg \sin\alpha .\] \end{example*} \newpage \section{Non-Inertial Frames} \subsection{Rotating Frames} Let $S$ be an inertial frame. $S'$ is a non-inertial frame, rotating with respect to $S$. \begin{center} \includegraphics[width=0.6\linewidth] {images/02dcec5699c911ec.png} \end{center} \ul{Question}: If you sit in $S'$, what do Newton's Laws look like? \\ Consider a particle stationary in $S'$. Then from the perspective of $S$, it moves with velocity \[ \dot{\bf{r}} = \bf{\omega} \times \bf{r} \] with $\bf{\omega} = \dot{\theta} \hat{\bf{z}}$ in the diagram. In general, $\bf{\omega}$ points along the direction of rotation. We can apply this formula to the axes of $S'$. Let $\bf{e}_i'$ ($i = 1, 2, 3$) be unit vectors pointing in $x'$, $y'$ and $z'$ directions $S'$. Then these rotate, with \[ \boxed{\dot{\bf{e}}_i' = \bf{\omega} \times \bf{e}_i'} \] (this is the main formula that allows us to understand motion in rotating forces). \subsubsection*{Velocity and Acceleration in Rotating Frames} Consider a particle now moving on a trajectory in $S'$. The position of the particle as measured in $S$ is \[ \bf{r} = r_i \bf{e}_i \] (note summation convention). Measuring the same point in $S'$, we write \[ \bf{r} = r_i' \bf{e}_i' \] The velocity in frame $S$ is \[ \dot{\bf{r}} = \dot{r}_i \bf{e}_i \] (because unit vectors in $S$ don't change with time) while in frame $S'$ the velocity is \begin{align*} \dot{\bf{r}} &= \dot{r}_i' \bf{e}_i' + r_i' \dot{\bf{e}}_i' \\ &= \dot{r}_i'\bf{e}_i' + r_i' (\bf{\omega} \times \bf{e}_i') \\ &= \dot{r}_i' \bf{e}_i' + (\bf{\omega} \times \bf{r}) \end{align*} Now we introduce some new notation to highlight the physical difference between the two frames. \\ The velocity of the particle as seen by an observer in $S$ is \[ \left( \dfrac{\bf{r}}{t} \right)_S := \dot{r}_i \bf{e}_i \] The velocity of the particle as seen by an observer in $S'$ is: \[ \left( \dfrac{\bf{r}}{t} \right)_{S'} = \dot{r}_i' \bf{e}_i' .\] From above, we have \[ \left( \dfrac{\bf{r}}{t} \right)_S = \left( \dfrac{\bf{r}}{t} \right)_{S'} + \bf{\omega} \times \bf{r} \] For acceleration, we just take another time derivative. In $S$, we get $\ddot{\bf{r}} = \ddot{r}_i \bf{e}_i$ whereas in $S'$ we get \[ \ddot{\bf{r}} = \ddot{r}_i \bf{e}_i' + \dot{r}_i' \bf{e}_i + \dot{r}_i' (\bf{\omega} \times \bf{e}_i) \] ---ONLINE LECTURE CUT OFF HERE---