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Consider two particles of equal masses attached to each other by a light straight spring write the lagrangian center of mass

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The lagrangian center of mass between two particles of equal mass can be calculated using the following equation: L=12MV2â’Uext.+Nâ‘i=112mi~v2iâ’Uint. M=â‘mi is the total mass, V is the speed of the center of mass, Uext.=â‘Uext.,i, and ~vi is the speed of the ith particle relative to the center of mass.
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