Geometry of Routh reduction
Mathematical Physics
2017-09-01 v1 math.MP
Abstract
Routh reduction for Lagrangian systems with cyclic variable is presented as an example of Lagrangian reduction. It appears that Routhian, which is a generating object of reduced dynamics, is not a function any more but a section of a bundle of affine values.
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@article{arxiv.1708.09769,
title = {Geometry of Routh reduction},
author = {Katarzyna Grabowska and Paweł Urbański},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1708.09769},
year = {2017}
}