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Complete Integrability for Lagrangian Dependent on Acceleration in a Space-Time of Constant Curvature

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-10-28 v1

Abstract

The equations of motion for a Lagrangian L(k1){\cal L}(k_1), depending on the curvature k1k_1 of the particle worldline, embedded in a space--time of constant curvature, are considered and reformulated in terms of the principal curvatures. It is shown that for arbitrary Lagrangian function L(k1){\cal L}(k_1) the general solution of the motion equations can be obtained by integrals. By analogy with the flat space--time case, the constants of integration are interpreted as the particle mass and its spin. As examples, we completely investigate Lagrangians linear and quadratic in (k1)(k_1) and the model of relativistic particle with maximal proper acceleration, in a space--time with constant curvature.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9505064,
  title  = {Complete Integrability for Lagrangian Dependent on Acceleration in a Space-Time of Constant Curvature},
  author = {V. V. Nesterenko and A. Feoli and G. Scarpetta},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9505064},
  year   = {2009}
}

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18 pages, LATEX