Hi I have a problem which I have to solve.
I have a wire which is suspended in two points like the figure below:
The figure denotes the value of the costate vector in origin.
I have plottet the variation of the hamiltonian as a function of s, where s is the distance along the wire. The wire has the length 7. What can I expect to see?
The hamiltonian (as I have understood) is the energy of the system right?
I have the following plot for the hamiltonian:
Can anybody help me understand what I see? Does it look like I'm on the right track?
The second question is that I have to determine the necessary forces in the vertical direction needed for supporting the wire in the two suspension points. work = force * displacement.. hmmm.. help...