Critical manifolds and stability in Hamiltonian systems with nonholonomic constraints

DOI10.1016/J.GEOMPHYS.2003.08.004zbMATH Open1077.70008arXivmath-ph/0302017OpenAlexW2028363048MaRDI QIDQ557218FDOQ557218

Authors: Thomas Chen 

Publication date: 23 June 2005

Published in: Journal of Geometry and Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We explore a particular approach to the analysis of dynamical and geometrical properties of autonomous, Pfaffian non-holonomic systems in classical mechanics. The method is based on the construction of a certain auxiliary constrained Hamiltonian system, which comprises the non-holonomic mechanical system as a dynamical subsystem on an invariant manifold. The embedding system possesses a completely natural structure in the context of symplectic geometry, and using it in order to understand properties of the subsystem has compelling advantages. We discuss generic geometric and topological properties of the critical sets of both embedding and physical system, using Conley-Zehnder theory and by relating the Morse-Witten complexes of the 'free' and constrained system to one another. Furthermore, we give a qualitative discussion of the stability of motion in the vicinity of the critical set. We point out key relations to sub-Riemannian geometry, and a potential computational application.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/math-ph/0302017

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zbMATH Keywords

invariant manifoldPfaffian systemsConley-Zehnder theory

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Nonholonomic systems related to the dynamics of a system of particles (70F25) Differential geometric methods (tensors, connections, symplectic, Poisson, contact, Riemannian, nonholonomic, etc.) for problems in mechanics (70G45) Stability problems for problems in Hamiltonian and Lagrangian mechanics (70H14)

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