A generalized Montgomery phase formula for rotating self-deforming bodies

DOI10.1016/J.GEOMPHYS.2006.11.003MaRDI QIDQ876762zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Alejandro Cabrera

Publication date 27 April 2007

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

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/math-ph/0611051

zbMATH Keywords

deformable bodiesreconstruction phasestime dependent non-integrable classical systems

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of differential geometry to physics (53Z05) Kinematics of deformation (74A05) Dynamics of a system of particles, including celestial mechanics (70F99)

Abstract: We study the motion of self deforming bodies with non zero angular momentum when the changing shape is known as a function of time. The conserved angular momentum with respect to the center of mass, when seen from a rotating frame, describes a curve on a sphere as it happens for the rigid body motion, though obeying a more complicated non-autonomous equation. We observe that if, after time $DeltaT$, this curve is simple and closed, the deforming body '{}s orientation in space is fully characterized by an angle or phase $het{a}_M$. We also give a reconstruction formula for this angle which generalizes R. Montgomery'{}s well known formula for the rigid body phase. Finally, we apply these techniques to obtain analytical results on the motion of deforming bodies in some concrete examples.

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