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This paper proves that Hamilton's principle of both using the Appell-Chetaev condition and not using the Appell-Chetaev condition is the variational principle of stationary action. The relevant problems are discussed.
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Lifu, L., Zhonghong, L. & Zhifei, S. The stationary value property of Hamilton's principle in non-holonomic systems. Appl Math Mech 18, 1169–1176 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00713719
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