Symmetry reduction for central force problems

DOI10.1088/0143-0807/37/5/055003zbMATH Open1393.70015OpenAlexW3104488957MaRDI QIDQ2835909FDOQ2835909

Authors Klas Modin, Olivier Verdier, Robert I. McLachlan

Publication date 30 November 2016

Published in European Journal of Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1512.04631

zbMATH Keywords

Hamiltonian systemssymplectic reductioncentral force problems

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Hamilton's equations (70H05) Motion of the gyroscope (70E05)

Abstract: We given an elementary illustration of symmetry reduction for central force problems, drawing phase portraits of the reduced dynamics as the intersection of Casimir and energy level sets in three dimensions. These systems form a classic example of symplectic reduction which can usefully be compared to the more-commonly seen case of the free rigid body.

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