Holonomic Constraints
In classical mechanics, holonomic constraints are relations between the coordinates (and possibly time) which can be expressed in the following form:, where, are the n coordinates which describe the system. For example, the motion of a particle constrained to lie on the surface of a sphere is subject to a holonomic constraint, but if the particle is able to fall off the sphere under the influence of gravity, the constraint becomes non-holonomic.
Velocity-dependent constraints such as
are not usually holonomic.
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