The rigid body dynamics: classical and algebro-geometric integration

zbMATH Open1313.70001arXiv1212.6097MaRDI QIDQ2929894FDOQ2929894

Authors: Borislav Gajić 

Publication date: 14 November 2014

Abstract: The basic notion for a motion of a heavy rigid body fixed at a point in three-dimensional space as well as its higher-dimensional generalizations are presented. On a basis of Lax representation, the algebro-geometric integration procedure for one of the classical cases of motion of three-dimensional rigid body - the Hess-Appel'rot system is given. The classical integration in Hess coordinates is presented also. For higher-dimensional generalizations, the special attention is paid in dimension four. The L-A pairs and the classical integration procedures for completely integrable four-dimensional rigid body so called the Lagrange bitop as well as for four-dimensional generalization of Hess-Appel'rot system are given. An $n$-dimensional generalization of the Hess-Appel'rot system is also presented and its Lax representation is given. Starting from another Lax representation for the Hess-Appel'rot system, a family of dynamical systems on $e(3)$ is constructed. For five cases from the family, the classical and algebro-geometric integration procedures are presented. The four-dimensional generalizations for the Kirchhoff and the Chaplygin cases of motion of rigid body in ideal fluid are defined. The results presented in the paper are part of results obtained in last decade.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1212.6097

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zbMATH Keywords

Lax representationBaker-Akhiezer functionalgebro-geometric integration procedurerigid body motion

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to mechanics of particles and systems (70-02) Integrable cases of motion in rigid body dynamics (70E40) Motion of a rigid body with a fixed point (70E17) Higher-dimensional generalizations in rigid body dynamics (70E45)

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