In this article we develop a theory of contact systems with nonholonomic constraints. We obtain the dynamics from Herglotz's variational principle, by restricting the variations so that they satisfy the nonholonomic constraints. We prove that the nonholonomic dynamics can be obtained as a projection of the unconstrained Hamiltonian vector field. Finally, we construct the nonholonomic bracket, which

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

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

A recent force-fatigue parameterized mathematical model, based on the seminal contributions of V. Hill to describe muscular activity, allows to predict the muscular force response to external electrical stimulation (FES) and it opens the road to optimize the FES-input to maximize the force response to a pulse train, to track a reference force while minimizing the fatigue for a sequence of pulse trains

A unified framework for studying extremal curves on real Stiefel manifolds is presented. We start with a smooth one-parameter family of pseudo-Riemannian metrics on a product of orthogonal groups acting transitively on Stiefel manifolds. In the next step Euler-Langrange equations for a whole class of extremal curves on Stiefel manifolds are derived. This includes not only geodesics with respect to

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

The spectral curve associated with the sinh-Gordon equation on the torus is defined in terms of the spectrum of the Lax operator appearing in the Lax pair formulation of the equation. If the spectrum is simple, it is an open Riemann surface of infinite genus. In this paper we construct normalized differentials on this curve and derive estimates for the location of their zeroes, needed for the construction

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

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

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.

The main goal of this paper is to present a unifying theory to describe the pure rolling motions of Riemannian symmetric spaces, which are submanifolds of Euclidean or pseudo-Euclidean spaces. Rolling motions provide interesting examples of nonholonomic systems and symmetric spaces appear associated to important applications. We make a connection between the structure of the kinematic equations of

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

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

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

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

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

We approach with geometrical tools the contactization and symplectization of filiform structures and define Hamiltonian structures and momentum mappings on Lie groups.

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