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In this thesis, we study the one parameter point transformations which leave invariant the differential equations. In particular we study the Lie and the Noether point symmetries of second order differential equations. We establish a new…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-01-22 Andronikos Paliathanasis

We show that the $L^{\infty}$-norm of the contact Hamiltonian induces a non-degenerate right-invariant metric on the group of contactomorphisms of any closed contact manifold. This contact Hofer metric is not left-invariant, but rather…

Symplectic Geometry · Mathematics 2015-10-22 Egor Shelukhin

As a generalization and extension of our previous paper [Escobar-Ruiz and Azuaje, J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 57, 105202 (2024)], in this work, the notions of particular integral and particular integrability in classical mechanics are extended…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2024-08-20 R. Azuaje , A. M. Escobar-Ruiz

Symmetry groups allow to transform solutions of differential equations continuously into other solutions. This property can be used for the observability analysis of infinite-dimensional systems with input and output. In this contribution,…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-05-28 Bernd Kolar , Markus Schöberl

Symmetries and, in particular, Cartan (Noether) symmetries and conserved quantities (conservation laws) are studied for the multisymplectic formulation of first and second order Lagrangian classical field theories. Noether-type theorems are…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2021-07-20 Jordi Gaset , Narciso Román-Roy

Infinitesimal contraction analysis, wherein global asymptotic convergence results are obtained from local dynamical properties, has proven to be a powerful tool for applications in biological, mechanical, and transportation systems. The…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2022-01-11 Samuel A. Burden , Thomas Libby , Samuel D. Coogan

It is shown that given a Lagrangian for a system with a finite number of degrees of freedom, the existence of a variational symmetry is equivalent to the existence of coordinates in the extended configuration space such that one of the…

General Physics · Physics 2017-01-19 G. F. Torres del Castillo , I. Rubalcava-García

In this paper, we develop an algebraic approach to classifying contact symmetries of the second-order nonlinear evolution equations. Up to contact isomorphisms, all inequivalent PDEs admitting semi-simple algebras, solvable algebras of…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2013-01-11 Qing Huang , Renat Zhdanov , Changzheng Qu

This article reviews the role of hidden symmetries of dynamics in the study of physical systems, from the basic concepts of symmetries in phase space to the forefront of current research. Such symmetries emerge naturally in the description…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2015-06-23 Marco Cariglia

We present a geometric Lagrangian formulation for first-order field theories with dissipation. This formulation is based on the $k$-contact geometry introduced in a previous paper, and gathers contact Lagrangian mechanics with…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2021-07-14 Jordi Gaset , Xavier Gràcia , Miguel C. Muñoz-Lecanda , Xavier Rivas , Narciso Román-Roy

A geometric approach to integrability and reduction of dynamical system is developed from a modern perspective. The main ingredients in such analysis are the infinitesimal symmetries and the tensor fields that are invariant under the given…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2022-03-28 José F. Cariñena

We review the Lagrangian formulation of Noether symmetries (as well as "generalized Noether symmetries") in the framework of Calculus of Variations in Jet Bundles, with a special attention to so-called "Natural Theories" and "Gauge-Natural…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2010-01-19 L. Fatibene , M. Francaviglia , S. Mercadante

We develop a new geometric framework suitable for dealing with Hamiltonian field theories with dissipation. To this end we define the notions of $k$-contact structure and $k$-contact Hamiltonian system. This is a generalization of both the…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2020-02-25 Jordi Gaset , Xavier Gràcia , Miguel C. Muñoz-Lecanda , Xavier Rivas , Narciso Román-Roy

In this paper, we present a Lagrangian formalism for nonequilibrium thermodynamics. This formalism is an extension of the Hamilton principle in classical mechanics that allows the inclusion of irreversible phenomena in both discrete and…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2015-10-06 François Gay-Balmaz , Hiroaki Yoshimura

A recent paper considered symmetries and conservation laws of the plane one-dimensional flows for magnetohydrodynamics in the mass Lagrangian coordinates. This paper analyses the one-dimensional magnetohydrodynamics flows with cylindrical…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2022-11-30 Vladimir A. Dorodnitsyn , Evgeniy I. Kaptsov , Roman V. Kozlov , Sergey V. Meleshko

The paper considers the plane one-dimensional flows for magnetohydrodynamics in the mass Lagrangian coordinates. The inviscid, thermally non-conducting medium is modeled by a polytropic gas. The equations are examined for symmetries and…

In the present work, we formulate a generalization of the Noether Theorem for action-dependent Lagrangian functions. The Noether's theorem is one of the most important theorems for physics. It is well known that all conservation laws,…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2019-06-17 M. J. Lazo , J. Paiva , G. S. F. Frederico

The Noether Symmetry Approach is applied to interacting quintessence cosmology with the aim to search for exact solutions and select scalar-field self-interaction potentials. It turns out that the solutions found are compatible with the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2019-12-19 Ester Piedipalumbo , Mariafelicia De Laurentis , Salvatore Capozziello

Conserved quantities such as energy or the electric charge of a closed system, or the Runge-Lenz vector in Kepler dynamics are determined by its global, local, or accidental symmetries. They were instrumental to advances such as the…

By introducing an integration factor to the differential one-form of contact dynamics, equations of motion are derived variationally, and contact Poisson bracket and contact Lagrangian are formulated. Discrete symplectic integrator, named…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2022-07-15 Kiyoshi Sogo , Shuhei Ohnishi