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This paper expounds the modern theory of symplectic reduction in finite-dimensional Hamiltonian mechanics. This theory generalizes the well-known connection between continuous symmetries and conserved quantities, i.e. Noether's theorem. It…

Classical Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Jeremy Butterfield

We explore Noether symmetries of Horndeski gravity, extending the classification of general scalar-tensor theories. Starting from the minimally coupled scalar field and the first-generation scalar-tensor gravity, the discussion is…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-08-20 Marcello Miranda , Salvatore Capozziello , Daniele Vernieri

The search for Noether point symmetries for non-relativistic charged particle motion is reduced to the solution for a set of two coupled, linear partial differential equations for the electromagnetic field. These equations are completely…

Classical Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 F. Haas

This paper presents a geometric-variational approach to continuous and discrete mechanics and field theories. Using multisymplectic geometry, we show that the existence of the fundamental geometric structures as well as their preservation…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2025-10-20 Jerrold E. Marsden , George W. Patrick , Steve Shkoller

It is shown that the presence of Lie-point-symmetries of (non-Hamiltonian) dynamical systems can ensure the convergence of the coordinate transformations which take the dynamical sytem (or vector field) into Poincar\'e-Dulac normal form.

solv-int · Physics 2009-10-30 G. Cicogna

In the framework of the generalized Hamiltonian formalism by Dirac, the local symmetries of dynamical systems with first- and second-class constraints are investigated in the general case without restrictions on the algebra of constraints.…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2007-05-23 N. P. Chitaia , S. A. Gogilidze , Yu. S. Surovtsev

It is broadly known that Lie point symmetries and their subcase, Noether symmetries, can be used as a geometric criterion to select alternative theories of gravity. Here, we use Noether symmetries as a selection criterion to distinguish…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-01-10 Sebastian Bahamonde , Konstantinos Dialektopoulos , Ugur Camci

This paper studies hamiltonization of nonholonomic systems using geometric tools. By making use of symmetries and suitable first integrals of the system, we explicitly define a global 2-form for which the gauge transformed nonholonomic…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2019-04-02 Paula Balseiro , Luis P. Yapu

Integrals of motion are constructed from noncommutative (NC) Kepler dynamics, generating $SO(3),$ $SO(4),$ and $SO(1,3)$ dynamical symmetry groups. The Hamiltonian vector field is derived in action-angle coordinates, and the existence of a…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2021-09-03 Mahouton Norbert Hounkonnou , Mahougnon Justin Landalidji , Melanija Mitrovic

A didactic and systematic derivation of Noether point symmetries and conserved currents is put forward in special relativistic field theories, without a priori assumptions about the transformation laws. Given the Lagrangian density, the…

General Physics · Physics 2016-03-17 Fernando Haas

English version of abstract: The dynamic optimization problems treated by the calculus of variations are usually solved with the help of the 2nd order Euler-Lagrange differential equations. These equations are, generally speaking,…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2011-09-02 Paulo D. F. Gouveia , Delfim F. M. Torres

The standard techniques of variational calculus are geometrically stated in the ambient of fiber bundles endowed with a (pre)multisymplectic structure. Then, for the corresponding variational equations, conserved quantities (or, what is…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2017-12-29 Jordi Gaset , Pedro D. Prieto-Martínez , Narciso Román-Roy

Liquid structure carries deep imprints of an inherent thermal invariance against a spatial transformation of the underlying classical many-body Hamiltonian. At first order in the transformation field the Noether theorem yields the local…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2024-02-28 Florian Sammüller , Sophie Hermann , Daniel de las Heras , Matthias Schmidt

We determine the most general time-independent Noether symmetries of two-field cosmological models with rotationally-invariant scalar manifold metrics. In particular, we show that such models can have hidden symmetries, which arise if and…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2019-09-10 Lilia Anguelova , Elena Mirela Babalic , Calin Iuliu Lazaroiu

We develop a unified geometric framework for dissipative mechanical systems based on uniform $q$-contact manifolds, which provide an extended phase space equipped with multiple contact $1$-forms. Within this setting, we construct both…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2026-04-09 Melvin Leok , Cristina Sardón , Xuefeng Zhao

We exhibit two symmetries of one-dimensional Newtonian mechanics whereby a solution is built from the history of another solution via a generally nonlinear and complex potential-dependent transformation of the time. One symmetry intertwines…

Classical Physics · Physics 2015-06-22 Peter Holland

We study point and higher symmetries for the hydrodynamic-type systems with two independent variables $t$ and $x$ with and without explicit dependence of the equations on $t,x$. We consider those systems which possess an…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 M. B. Sheftel

This paper expounds the relations between continuous symmetries and conserved quantities, i.e. Noether's ``first theorem'', in both the Lagrangian and Hamiltonian frameworks for classical mechanics. This illustrates one of mechanics' grand…

Classical Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Jeremy Butterfield

Numerical methods that preserve geometric invariants of the system, such as energy, momentum or the symplectic form, are called geometric integrators. Variational integrators are an important class of geometric integrators. The general idea…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-02-04 Leonardo Colombo , Manuela Gamonal Fernández , David Martín de Diego

This study investigates the dynamics of a non-minimally coupled (NMC) scalar field in modified gravity, employing the Noether gauge symmetry (NGS) approach to systematically derive exact cosmological solutions. By formulating a point-like…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2025-04-11 Ahmadfikri Talek , Narakorn Kaewkhao , Watcharakorn Srikom , Farruh Atamurotov , Phongpichit Channuie