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Motion in a non-inertial frame:

mdv/dt = -U/r - mdV/dt  + mr ´ dW/dt - 2mW ´ v - mW ´ (W ´ r)

Lagrange’s equations: ,
Hamilton’s equations: , ,
Lagrange multipliers: ,
Small oscillations: ,
Motion in a central potential:


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Kepler orbit:
Two interacting particles: CM frame:
Relativistic kinematics:
4-vectors:
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Transformation of velocities: u'|| = (u|| - v)/(1 - v×u/c2),  u'^ =  u^/(g(1 - v×u/c2))
Doppler shift: w' = gw(1 - (v/c)cosq)
Relativistic collisions: For each component pm of the 4-vector (p0,p1,p2,p3) we have
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For transformations between reference frames we have
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