Unified formalism for non-autonomous mechanical systems
Mathematical Physics
2015-12-15 v1 math.MP
Abstract
We present a unified geometric framework for describing both the Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formalisms of regular and non-regular time-dependent mechanical systems, which is based on the approach of Skinner and Rusk (1983). The dynamical equations of motion and their compatibility and consistency are carefully studied, making clear that all the characteristics of the Lagrangian and the Hamiltonian formalisms are recovered in this formulation. As an example, it is studied a semidiscretization of the nonlinear wave equation proving the applicability of the proposed formalism.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0803.4085,
title = {Unified formalism for non-autonomous mechanical systems},
author = {María Barbero-Liñán and Arturo Echeverrí a-Enríquez and David Martín de Diego and Miguel C. Muñoz-Lecanda and Narciso Román-Roy},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0803.4085},
year = {2015}
}
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15 pp