A covering second-order Lagrangian for the relativistic top without forces

zbMath1092.70017arXiv1207.3618MaRDI QIDQ4455881

Roman Ya. Matsyuk

Publication date: 16 March 2004

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1207.3618

zbMATH Keywords

Dixon equation; Hamilton-Ostrogradskii approach

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

70H40: Relativistic dynamics for problems in Hamiltonian and Lagrangian mechanics

70H03: Lagrange's equations

70E17: Motion of a rigid body with a fixed point

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