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We introduce an generalized action functional describing the equations of motion and the variational equations for any Lagrangian system. Using this novel scheme we are able to generalize Noether's theorem in such a way that to any…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2016-09-07 C. M. Arizmendi , J. Delgado , H. N. Núñez-Yépez , A. L. Salas-Brito

In the present work, by taking advantage of a so-called practical limitation of fractional derivatives, namely, the absence of a simple chain and Leibniz's rules, we proposed a generalized fractional calculus of variation where the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-09-02 M. J. Lazo , G. S. F. Frederico , P. M. Carvalho-Neto

In an attempt to look for the root of nonstandard Lagrangians in the theories of the inverse variational problem we introduce a logarithmic Lagrangian (LL) in addition to the so-called reciprocal Lagrangian (RL) that exists in the…

Exactly Solvable and Integrable Systems · Physics 2013-01-15 Aparna Saha , Benoy Talukdar

Variational principles play a central role in classical mechanics, providing compact formulations of dynamics and direct access to conserved quantities. While holonomic systems admit well-known action formulations, non-holonomic systems --…

Classical Physics · Physics 2026-04-29 A. Rothkopf , W. A. Horowitz

We discuss an elementary derivation of variational symmetries and corresponding integrals of motion for the Lagrangian systems depending on acceleration. Providing several examples, we make the manuscript accessible to a wide range of…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2023-07-18 Ege Coban , Ilmar Gahramanov , Dilara Kosva

Through duality it is possible to transform left fractional operators into right fractional operators and vice versa. In contrast to existing literature, we establish integration by parts formulas that exclusively involve either left or…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-05-02 Delfim F. M. Torres

We comment on the method of Dreisigmeyer and Young [D. W. Dreisigmeyer and P. M. Young, J. Phys. A \textbf{36}, 8297, (2003)] to model nonconservative systems with fractional derivatives. It was previously hoped that using fractional…

Classical Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 David W. Dreisigmeyer , Peter M. Young

The present article deals with general mechanics in an unconventional manner. At first, Newtonian mechanics for a point particle has been described in vectorial picture, considering Cartesian, polar and tangent-normal formulations in a…

Classical Physics · Physics 2024-10-01 Subenoy Chakraborty

A simple general theorem is used as a tool that generates nonlocal constants of motion for Lagrangian systems. We review some cases where the constants that we find are useful in the study of the systems: the homogeneous potentials of…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2020-09-28 Gianluca Gorni , Gaetano Zampieri

We consider a classical field theory whose equations of motion follow from the least action principle, but the class of admissible trajectories is restricted by differential equations. The key element of the proposed construction is the…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2025-08-14 Simon Lyakhovich , Nikita Sinelnikov

Equations of motion for a general relativistic post-Newtonian Lagrangian approach mainly refer to acceleration equations, i.e. differential equations of velocities. They are directly from the Euler-Lagrangian equations, and usually have…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2019-05-28 Dan Li , Yu Wang , Chen Deng , Xin Wu

We show that if a Lagrangian is invariant under a transformation (with the invariance defined in the standard manner), then the equations of motion obtained from it maintain their form under the transformation. We also show that the…

Classical Physics · Physics 2017-05-25 G. F. Torres del Castillo , A. Moreno-Ruiz

Using the fact that extremum of variation of generalized action can lead to the fractional dynamics in the case of systems with long-range interaction and long-term memory function, we consider two different applications of the action…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 Vasily E. Tarasov , George M. Zaslavsky

In this paper we consider a generalized classical mechanics with fractional derivatives. The generalization is based on the time-clock randomization of momenta and coordinates taken from the conventional phase space. The fractional…

Classical Physics · Physics 2011-11-15 Aleksander Stanislavsky

We study fractional variational problems in terms of a generalized fractional integral with Lagrangians depending on classical derivatives, generalized fractional integrals and derivatives. We obtain necessary optimality conditions for the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2012-05-15 Tatiana Odzijewicz , Agnieszka B. Malinowska , Delfim F. M. Torres

We study incommensurate fractional variational problems in terms of a generalized fractional integral with Lagrangians depending on classical derivatives and generalized fractional integrals and derivatives. We obtain necessary optimality…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2013-10-03 Tatiana Odzijewicz , Agnieszka B. Malinowska , Delfim F. M. Torres

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

In the framework of a geometrical model, in which the affine connection of a space is expressed in terms of the electromagnetic field, a possibility of the momentum non-conservation is shown. A toy device with an object moving in a magnetic…

General Physics · Physics 2017-12-11 B. A. Arbuzov

This paper presents the Euler-Lagrange equations for fractional variational problems with multiple integrals. The fractional Noether-type theorem for conservative and nonconservative generalized physical systems is proved. Our approach uses…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2012-10-09 Agnieszka B. Malinowska

We derive the gravitational Lagrangian to all orders of curvature when the canonical constraint algebra is deformed by a phase space function as predicted by some studies into loop quantum cosmology. The deformation function seems to be…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-11-25 Rhiannon Cuttell , Mairi Sakellariadou