Holonomic constraint
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In classical mechanics, particularly [Lagrangian Mechanics], a [holonomic constraint] is a special type of constraint of motion. It restricts the trajectory of a system of particles to a smooth manifold Q by the set smooth equations
a({x},t)=0
b({x},t)=0
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Where
t=time
{x}= the set of [3N] Cartesian coordinates for the system of N particles.For N particles, the number of holonomic constraints must be less than 3N using the assumption that each equation has an explicit dependence to AT LEAST one coordinate.
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