Nilpotent \((3, 6)\) sub-Riemannian problem (Q1850875)
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Nilpotent \((3, 6)\) sub-Riemannian problem (English)
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15 December 2002
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The paper characterizes the set of points where the sub-Riemannian geodesics originating from a given point lose optimality, in the case of a \((3,6)\) sub-Riemannian manifold. It turns out that this set coincides with the first caustic, which admits a simple representation. The author conjectures that a similar result possibly holds for all \((n, \frac{n(n+1)}{2})\) sub-Riemanian problems.
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sub-Riemannian geometry
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nonholonomic constraints
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Pontryagin maximum principle
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Lagrangean map
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SO\((n)\)-action
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caustic
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