Higher order first integrals of autonomous non-Riemannian dynamical systems

DOI10.3390/SYM15010222MaRDI QIDQ6423287zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Antonios Mitsopoulos, Michael Tsamparlis, Aniekan Magnus Ukpong

Publication date 13 January 2023

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.3390/SYM15010222

Abstract: We consider autonomous holonomic dynamical systems defined by equations of the form $ddot{q}^a=-Gamm{a}_{bc}^a(q)dot{q}^{b}dot{q}^c$ $-Q^a(q)$, where $Gamm{a}_{bc}^a(q)$ are the coefficients of a symmetric (possibly non-metrical) connection and $-Q^a(q)$ are the generalized forces. We prove a theorem which for these systems determines autonomous and time-dependent first integrals (FIs) of any order in a systematic way, using the `symmetries' of the geometry defined by the dynamical equations. We demonstrate the application of the theorem to compute linear, quadratic, and cubic FIs of various Riemannian and non-Riemannian dynamical systems.

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