D'Alembert's Principle
D'Alembert formulated the dynamics of a particle as the equilibrium of the applied forces with an inertia force (apparent force), called D'Alembert's principle. The inertia force of a particle, Pi, of mass mi is
where Ai is the acceleration of the particle.
If the configuration of the particle system depends on the generalized coordinates qj, j=1,...,m, then the generalized inertia force is given by
D'Alembert's form of the principle of virtual work yields
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