The configuration manifold is a product of two-spheres embedded in R3. A Lagrangian function L:T(S2×…×S2)→R1 is introduced and variational methods are used to derive Euler-Lagrange equations and Hamilton’s equations. Several mechanical systems are studied to illustrate the developments.
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Lee, T., Leok, M., & McClamroch, N. H. (2018). Lagrangian and hamiltonian dynamics on (S2)n. In Interaction of Mechanics and Mathematics (pp. 207–271). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56953-6_5
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