Action-angle transformation

Level 2

In classical mechanics, usually in Lagragian and Hamilton formalisms, one needs to deal with a special kind of transformation called "Canonical Transformation" and inside this, there is still a very specific type of change of variable called "Action-angle variable" which makes it clear whether or not our system is integrable. One example of integration involved in the transformation is as follow,

r m i n r m a x ( 1 r m i n r ) ( r m a x r 1 ) d r \displaystyle \int_{r_{min}}^{r_{max}} \sqrt{(1-\dfrac{r_{min}}{r})(\dfrac{r_{max}}{r}-1)} dr

Find the value of this integral when r m i n = 1 r_{min}=1 and r m a x = 10 r_{max}=10 .

Bonus:Try to evaluate this integral for arbitrary upper and lower limits.


The answer is 7.344.

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