A variational principle for actions on symmetric symplectic spaces

DOI10.1016/J.GEOMPHYS.2003.12.001zbMATH Open1071.53049arXivmath-ph/0203012OpenAlexW2094666820MaRDI QIDQ557256FDOQ557256

Authors: Pedro de M. Rios, A. M. Ozorio De Almeida 

Publication date: 23 June 2005

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

Abstract: We present a definition of generating functions of canonical relations, which are real functions on symmetric symplectic spaces, discussing some conditions for the presence of caustics. We show how the actions compose by a neat geometrical formula and are connected to the hamiltonians via a geometrically simple variational principle which determines the classical trajectories, discussing the temporal evolution of such ``extended hamiltonians in terms of Hamilton-Jacobi-type equations. Simplest spaces are treated explicitly.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/math-ph/0203012

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zbMATH Keywords

Hamiltonian systemscausticsclassical trajectoriesHamiltoniansSymplectic geometry

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Harmonic analysis on homogeneous spaces (43A85) Canonical transformations in symplectic and contact geometry (53D22) Variational principles in infinite-dimensional spaces (58E30)

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