Symmetries of Hamiltonian equations and -constants of motion

DOI10.1142/S1402925109000315zbMATH Open1362.70022arXiv1004.0300OpenAlexW2963908395MaRDI QIDQ5737643FDOQ5737643

Authors: Giampaolo Cicogna 

Publication date: 30 May 2017

Published in: Journal of Nonlinear Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We consider symmetries and perturbed symmetries of canonical Hamiltonian equations of motion. Specifically we consider the case in which the Hamiltonian equations exhibit a Lambda symmetry under some Lie point vector field. After a brief survey of the relationships between standard symmetries and the existence of first integrals, we recall the definition and the properties of Lambda symmetries. We show that in the presence of a Lambda symmetry for the Hamiltonian equations, one can introduce the notion of "Lambda-constant of motion". The presence of a Lambda symmetry leads also to a nice and useful reduction of the form of the equations. We then consider the case in which the Hamiltonian problem is deduced from a Lambda-invariant Lagrangian. We illustrate how the Lagrangian Lambda-invariance is transferred into the Hamiltonian context and show that the Hamiltonian equations are Lambda-symmetric. We also compare the "partial" (Lagrangian) reduction of the Euler-Lagrange equations with the reduction which can be obtained for the Hamiltonian equations. Several examples illustrate and clarify the various situations.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1004.0300

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zbMATH Keywords

Lie point symmetriesreduction proceduresHamiltonian equations of motion\(\Lambda\)-constants of motion\(\Lambda\)-invariant Lagrangians\(\Lambda\)-symmetries

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Hamilton's equations (70H05) Symmetries and conservation laws, reverse symmetries, invariant manifolds and their bifurcations, reduction for problems in Hamiltonian and Lagrangian mechanics (70H33)

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