A Comprehensive Introduction to Sub-Riemannian Geometry

DOI10.1017/9781108677325zbMath1487.53001OpenAlexW4210956211MaRDI QIDQ4966633

Ugo V. Boscain, Davide Barilari, Andrei A. Agrachev

Publication date: 26 June 2019

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108677325

zbMATH Keywords

optimal controlsymplectic geometryHamiltonian systemssub-Riemannian geometryPoisson manifoldsoptimal control theoryexamples including Grushin spaceHamiltonian perspectiveHeisenberg and Carnot groupssub-Riemannian geodesic flowssub-Riemannian Laplace operator

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Global Riemannian geometry, including pinching (53C20) Introductory exposition (textbooks, tutorial papers, etc.) pertaining to differential geometry (53-01) Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to differential geometry (53-02) Sub-Riemannian geometry (53C17) Symplectic geometry, contact geometry (53Dxx)

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