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Lagrangian reduction of nonholonomic discrete mechanical systems by stages J. Geometr. Mech. (IF 0.649) Pub Date : 2020-11-06 Javier Fernández; Cora Tori; Marcela Zuccalli
In this work we introduce a category $ \mathfrak{L D P}_{d} $ of discrete-time dynamical systems, that we call discrete Lagrange–D'Alembert–Poincaré systems, and study some of its elementary properties. Examples of objects of $ \mathfrak{L D P}_{d} $ are nonholonomic discrete mechanical systems as well as their lagrangian reductions and, also, discrete Lagrange-Poincaré systems. We also introduce a
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Symmetry actuated closed-loop Hamiltonian systems J. Geometr. Mech. (IF 0.649) Pub Date : 2020-11-06 Simon Hochgerner
This paper extends the theory of controlled Hamiltonian systems with symmetries due to [23,9,10,6,7,11] to the case of non-abelian symmetry groups $ G $ and semi-direct product configuration spaces. The notion of symmetry actuating forces is introduced and it is shown, that Hamiltonian systems subject to such forces permit a conservation law, which arises as a controlled perturbation of the $ G $-momentum
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Control of locomotion systems and dynamics in relative periodic orbits J. Geometr. Mech. (IF 0.649) Pub Date : 2020-07-28 Francesco Fassò; Simone Passarella; Marta Zoppello
The connection between the dynamics in relative periodic orbits of vector fields with noncompact symmetry groups and periodic control for the class of control systems on Lie groups known as '(robotic) locomotion systems' is well known, and has led to the identification of (geometric) phases. We take an approach which is complementary to the existing ones, advocating the relevance——for trajectory generation
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Higher order normal modes J. Geometr. Mech. (IF 0.649) Pub Date : 2020-09-01 Giuseppe Gaeta; Sebastian Walcher
Normal modes are intimately related to the quadratic approximation of a potential at its hyperbolic equilibria. Here we extend the notion to the case where the Taylor expansion for the potential at a critical point starts with higher order terms, and show that such an extension shares some of the properties of standard normal modes. Some symmetric examples are considered in detail.
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Some remarks about the centre of mass of two particles in spaces of constant curvature J. Geometr. Mech. (IF 0.649) Pub Date : 2020-07-28 Luis C. García-Naranjo
The concept of centre of mass of two particles in 2D spaces of constant Gaussian curvature is discussed by recalling the notion of "relativistic rule of lever" introduced by Galperin [6] (Comm. Math. Phys. 154 (1993), 63–84), and comparing it with two other definitions of centre of mass that arise naturally on the treatment of the 2-body problem in spaces of constant curvature: firstly as the collision
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Characterization of toric systems via transport costs J. Geometr. Mech. (IF 0.649) Pub Date : 2020-09-07 Sonja Hohloch
We characterize completely integrable Hamiltonian systems inducing an effective Hamiltonian torus action as systems with zero transport costs w.r.t. the time-$ T $ map where $ T\in \mathbb{R}^n $ is the period of the acting $ n $-torus.
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Angular momentum coupling, Dirac oscillators, and quantum band rearrangements in the presence of momentum reversal symmetries J. Geometr. Mech. (IF 0.649) Pub Date : 2020-07-28 Toshihiro Iwai; Dmitrií A. Sadovskií; Boris I. Zhilinskií
We investigate the elementary rearrangements of energy bands in slow-fast one-parameter families of systems whose fast subsystem possesses a half-integer spin. Beginning with a simple case without any time-reversal symmetries, we analyze and compare increasingly sophisticated model Hamiltonians with these symmetries. The models are inspired by the time-reversal modification of the Berry phase setup
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Getting into the vortex: On the contributions of james montaldi J. Geometr. Mech. (IF 0.649) Pub Date : 2020-08-09 Jair Koiller
James Montaldi's expertises span many areas on pure and applied mathematics. I will discuss here just one, his contributions to the motion of point vortices, specially the role of symmetries in the bifurcations and stability of equilibrium configurations in surfaces of constant curvature. This approach leads, for instance, to a very elegant proof of a classical result, the nonlinear stability of Thompson's
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Continuous singularities in hamiltonian relative equilibria with abelian momentum isotropy J. Geometr. Mech. (IF 0.649) Pub Date : 2020-07-28 Miguel Rodríguez-Olmos
We survey several aspects of the qualitative dynamics around Hamiltonian relative equilibria. We pay special attention to the role of continuous singularities and its effect in their stability, persistence and bifurcations. Our approach is semi-global using extensively the Hamiltonian tube of Marle, Guillemin and Sternberg.
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Hamilton-Jacobi theory for Hamiltonian and non-Hamiltonian systems J. Geometr. Mech. (IF 0.649) Pub Date : 2020-09-01 Sergey Rashkovskiy
A generalization of the Hamilton-Jacobi theory to arbitrary dynamical systems, including non-Hamiltonian ones, is considered. The generalized Hamilton-Jacobi theory is constructed as a theory of ensemble of identical systems moving in the configuration space and described by the continual equation of motion and the continuity equation. For Hamiltonian systems, the usual Hamilton-Jacobi equations naturally
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Linearization of the higher analogue of Courant algebroids J. Geometr. Mech. (IF 0.649) Pub Date : 2020-09-01 Honglei Lang; Yunhe Sheng
In this paper, we show that the spaces of sections of the $ n $-th differential operator bundle $ \mathfrak{D}^n E $ and the $ n $-th skew-symmetric jet bundle $ \mathfrak{J}_n E $ of a vector bundle $ E $ are isomorphic to the spaces of linear $ n $-vector fields and linear $ n $-forms on $ E^* $ respectively. Consequently, the $ n $-omni-Lie algebroid $ \mathfrak{D} E\oplus \mathfrak{J}_n E $ introduced
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A family of multiply warped product semi-riemannian einstein metrics J. Geometr. Mech. (IF 0.649) Pub Date : 2020-07-28 Buddhadev Pal; Pankaj Kumar
In this paper, we characterize multiply warped product semi -Riemannian manifolds when the base is conformal to an $ n $-dimensional pseudo-Euclidean space. We prove some conditions on warped product semi- Riemannian manifolds to be an Einstein manifold which is invariant under the action of an $ (n-1) $-dimensional translation group. After that we apply this result for the case of Ricci-flat multiply
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Nonholonomic and constrained variational mechanics J. Geometr. Mech. (IF 0.649) Pub Date : 2020-06-02 Andrew D. Lewis
Equations governing mechanical systems with nonholonomic constraints can be developed in two ways: (1) using the physical principles of Newtonian mechanics; (2) using a constrained variational principle. Generally, the two sets of resulting equations are not equivalent. While mechanics arises from the first of these methods, sub-Riemannian geometry is a special case of the second. Thus both sets of
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A note on Hybrid Routh reduction for time-dependent Lagrangian systems J. Geometr. Mech. (IF 0.649) Pub Date : 2020-06-02 Leonardo J. Colombo; María Emma Eyrea Irazú; Eduardo García-Toraño Andrés
This note discusses Routh reduction for hybrid time-dependent mechanical systems. We give general conditions on whether it is possible to reduce by symmetries a hybrid time-dependent Lagrangian system extending and unifying previous results for continuous-time systems. We illustrate the applicability of the method using the example of a billiard with moving walls.
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The method of averaging for Poisson connections on foliations and its applications J. Geometr. Mech. (IF 0.649) Pub Date : 2020-06-02 Misael Avendaño-Camacho; Isaac Hasse-Armengol; Eduardo Velasco-Barreras; Yury Vorobiev
On a Poisson foliation equipped with a canonical and cotangential action of a compact Lie group, we describe the averaging method for Poisson connections. In this context, we generalize some previous results on Hannay-Berry connections for Hamiltonian and locally Hamiltonian actions on Poisson fiber bundles. Our main application of the averaging method for connections is the construction of invariant
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Relative equilibria of the 3-body problem in $ \mathbb{R}^4 $ J. Geometr. Mech. (IF 0.649) Pub Date : 2020-03-06 Alain Albouy; Holger R. Dullin
The classical equations of the Newtonian 3-body problem do not only define the familiar 3-dimensional motions. The dimension of the motion may also be 4, and cannot be higher. We prove that in dimension 4, for three arbitrary positive masses, and for an arbitrary value (of rank 4) of the angular momentum, the energy possesses a minimum, which corresponds to a motion of relative equilibrium which is
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The group of symplectic birational maps of the plane and the dynamics of a family of 4D maps J. Geometr. Mech. (IF 0.649) Pub Date : 2020-03-06 Inês Cruz; Helena Mena-Matos; Esmeralda Sousa-Dias
We consider a family of birational maps $ \varphi_k $ in dimension 4, arising in the context of cluster algebras from a mutation-periodic quiver of period 2. We approach the dynamics of the family $ \varphi_k $ using Poisson geometry tools, namely the properties of the restrictions of the maps $ \varphi_k $ and their fourth iterate $ \varphi^{(4)}_k $ to the symplectic leaves of an appropriate Poisson
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Symmetry reduction of the 3-body problem in \begin{document}$ \mathbb{R}^4 $\end{document} J. Geometr. Mech. (IF 0.649) Pub Date : 2020-03-06 Holger R. Dullin; Jürgen Scheurle
The 3-body problem in $ \mathbb{R}^4 $ has 24 dimensions and is invariant under translations and rotations. We do the full symplectic symmetry reduction and obtain a reduced Hamiltonian in local symplectic coordinates on a reduced phase space with 8 dimensions. The Hamiltonian depends on two parameters $ \mu_1 > \mu_2 \ge 0 $, related to the conserved angular momentum. The limit $ \mu_2 \to 0 $ corresponds
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A summary on symmetries and conserved quantities of autonomous Hamiltonian systems J. Geometr. Mech. (IF 0.649) Pub Date : 2020-03-06 Narciso Román-Roy
A complete geometric classification of symmetries of autonomous Hamiltonian systems is established; explaining how to obtain their associated conserved quantities in all cases. In particular, first we review well-known results and properties about the symmetries of the Hamiltonian and of the symplectic form and then some new kinds of non-symplectic symmetries and their conserved quantities are introduced
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Invariant structures on Lie groups J. Geometr. Mech. (IF 0.649) Pub Date : 2020-03-06 Javier Pérez Álvarez
We approach with geometrical tools the contactization and symplectization of filiform structures and define Hamiltonian structures and momentum mappings on Lie groups.
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Conservative replicator and Lotka-Volterra equations in the context of Dirac\big-isotropic structures J. Geometr. Mech. (IF 0.649) Pub Date : 2020-03-06 Hassan Najafi Alishah
We introduce an algorithm to find possible constants of motion for a given replicator equation. The algorithm is inspired by Dirac geometry and a Hamiltonian description for the replicator equations with such constants of motion, up to a time re-parametrization, is provided using Dirac$ \backslash $big-isotropic structures. Using the equivalence between replicator and Lotka-Volterra (LV) equations
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