The inverse variational problem in nonholonomic mechanics
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| Year of publication | 2013 |
| Type | Appeared in Conference without Proceedings |
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| Description | The inverse problem of the calculus of variations in a nonholonomic setting is studied. The concept of constraint variationality of a mechanical system is introduced, based on a nonholonomic variational principle. Variational properties of mechanical systems of the first order with general constraints are presented. it is proved that constraint variationalityis equivalent with the existence of a closed representative of the class of 2-forms characterizing the nonholonomic system. This result and resulting constraint Helmholtz conditions of variationality represent basic geometric properties of constraint variational systems. Examples are presented as well, concerning planar motions and a particle in special relativity theory. |
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