Definition:Generalized Coordinates
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Definition
A set of coordinates:
- $\set {q_1, q_2, \ldots, q_n}$
sufficient to specify the configuration of a mechanical system can be referred to as generalized coordinates.
Also see
- Results about generalized coordinates can be found here.
Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): generalized coordinates
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): generalized coordinates