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What are the reasons for leaving the dissipative energy term out of the Hamiltonian when writing the Lyapunov function?
I have a problem with one of my study questions for an oral exam:
The Hamiltonian of a nonlinear mechanical system, i.e. the sum of the kinetic and potential energies, is often used as a Lyapunov ...
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Why can't we ascribe a (possibly velocity dependent) potential to a dissipative force?
Sorry if this is a silly question but I cant get my head around it.
