The Lagrangian for a three-particle system is given by $$L = \frac{1}{2}\left( {\dot n_1^2 + \dot n_2^2 + \dot n_3^2} \right) - {a^2}\left( {n_1^2 + n_2^2 + n_3^2 - {n_1}{n_3}} \right)$$
where, a is real, then one of the normal coordinates has a frequency $$\omega $$ given by
A. $${\omega ^2} = {a^2}$$
B. $${\omega ^2} = \frac{{{a^2}}}{2}$$
C. $${\omega ^2} = 2{a^2}$$
D. $${\omega ^2} = \sqrt 2 {a^2}$$
Answer: Option C


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