A generalized Montgomery phase formula for rotating self-deforming bodies

DOI10.1016/J.GEOMPHYS.2006.11.003zbMATH Open1113.74003arXivmath-ph/0611051OpenAlexW2058792854MaRDI QIDQ876762FDOQ876762

Authors: Alejandro Cabrera 

Publication date: 27 April 2007

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

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.

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

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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)

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