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We extend the second Noether theorem to optimal control problems which are invariant under symmetries depending upon k arbitrary functions of the independent variable and their derivatives up to some order m. As far as we consider a…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Delfim F. M. Torres

We present new relations derived from Noether's identity that reveal the compatibility between the components of the Hessian matrix of the Lagrangian, the infinitesimal symmetry transformation of the configuration variables and time, and a…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2026-03-13 Merced Montesinos , Diego Gonzalez , Jorge Meza

We discuss global tensor invariants of a rigid body motion in the cases of Euler, Lagrange and Kovalevskaya. These invariants are obtained by substituting tensor fields with cubic on variable components into the invariance equation and…

Exactly Solvable and Integrable Systems · Physics 2024-10-15 A. V. Tsiganov

We prove a Noether type symmetry theorem to fractional problems of the calculus of variations with classical and Riemann-Liouville derivatives. As result, we obtain constants of motion (in the classical sense) that are valid along the mixed…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2013-02-12 Gastao S. F. Frederico , Delfim F. M. Torres

We study the Lie and Noether point symmetries of a class of systems of second-order differential equations with $n$ independent and $m$ dependent variables ($n\times m$ systems). We solve the symmetry conditions in a geometric way and…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2016-06-22 Andronikos Paliathanasis , Michael Tsamparlis

The purpose of the current article is to present a brief albeit accurate presentation of the main tools used in the study of symmetries of Lagrange equations for holonomic systems and subsequently to show how these tools are applied in the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2018-06-18 Michael Tsamparlis , Andronikos Paliathanasis

These are intended to be review notes on emergent symmetries, i.e., symmetries which manifest themselves in specific sectors of energy in many systems. The emphasis is on the physical aspects rather than computation methods. We include some…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2016-03-17 Pedro R. S. Gomes

In this article, we present a brief overview of some of the recent progress made in identifying and generating finite dimensional integrable nonlinear dynamical systems, exhibiting interesting oscillatory and other solution properties,…

Exactly Solvable and Integrable Systems · Physics 2015-06-16 M. Lakshmanan , V. K. Chandrasekar

By considering the closure property of a Lagrangian multiform as a conservation law, we use Noether's theorem to show that every variational symmetry of a Lagrangian leads to a Lagrangian multiform. In doing so, we provide a systematic…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2020-05-15 D. G. Sleigh , F. W. Nijhoff , V. Caudrelier

We present the Hamiltonian formalism for the Euler equation of symplectic fluids, introduce symplectic vorticity, and study related invariants. In particular, this allows one to extend D.Ebin's long-time existence result for geodesics on…

Symplectic Geometry · Mathematics 2011-06-09 Boris Khesin

We show that a non-equilibrium diffusive dynamics in a finite-dimensional space takes in the Lagrangian frame of its mean local velocity an equilibrium form with the detailed balance property. This explains the equilibrium nature of the…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2015-05-13 Raphael Chetrite , Krzysztof Gawedzki

Many quantum integrable systems are obtained using an accelerator physics technique known as Ermakov (or normalized variables) transformation. This technique was used to create classical nonlinear integrable lattices for accelerators and…

Accelerator Physics · Physics 2013-02-01 S. Nagaitsev , V. Danilov

Many quantum integrable systems are obtained using an accelerator physics technique known as Ermakov (or normalized variables) transformation. This technique was used to create classical nonlinear integrable lattices for accelerators and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2012-05-03 Viatcheslav Danilov , Sergei Nagaitsev

The last decades have seen growing interest in connecting principles of thermodynamics with methods from analytical mechanics. The thermodynamic formalism has become an inspiring framework in the study of smooth dynamical systems, and…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2025-10-23 Aaron Beyen , Christian Maes

A hybrid framework is developed that highlights and unifies the most important aspects of the Noether correspondence between symmetries and conserved integrals in Lagrangian and Hamiltonian mechanics. Several main results are shown: (1) a…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2026-04-13 Stephen C. Anco

We consider Noether symmetries within Hamiltonian setting as transformations that preserve Poincar\'e-Cartan form, i.e., as symmetries of characteristic line bundles of nondegenerate 1-forms. In the case when the Poincar\'e-Cartan form is…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2016-08-30 Bozidar Jovanovic

For symmetric classical field theories on principal bundles there are two methods of symmetry reduction: covariant and dynamic. Assume that the classical field theory is given by a symmetric covariant Lagrangian density defined on the first…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2014-07-02 François Gay-Balmaz , Tudor S. Ratiu

We carry out a parallel study of the covariant phase space and the conservation laws of local symmetries in two-dimensional dilaton gravity. Our analysis is based on the fact that the Lagrangian can be brought to a form that vanishes…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-10-28 J. Navarro-Salas , M. Navarro , C. F. Talavera

We provide new insights into the contact Hamiltonian and Lagrangian formulations of dissipative mechanical systems. In particular, we state a new form of the contact dynamical equations, and we review two recently presented Lagrangian…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2020-06-16 Jordi Gaset , Xavier Gràcia , Miguel C. Muñoz-Lecanda , Xavier Rivas , Narciso Román-Roy

One unusual property of dynamic systems, whose state is characterized by a set of scalar dynamic variables satisfying a system of differential equations of a general form, is considered. This property is related to the behavior of equations…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2019-11-06 Sergey S. Kokarev