On equilibria of nonholonomic systems (Q1358361)

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    On equilibria of nonholonomic systems (English)
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    14 October 1997
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    The author analyzes the geometric structure of equilibria of nonholonomic mechanical systems. It is shown that the equilibrium positions of a one-parametric family of systems depend smoothly on the parameter and exhibit bifurcations where the equilibria either vanish or arise pairwise.
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    smooth dependence on parameter
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    one-parametric family of systems
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    bifurcations
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