Geodesic and Newtonian vector fields and symmetries of mechanical systems

Cariñena, José F. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Muñoz-Lecanda, Miguel-C.

Resumen: Geodesic vector fields and other distinguished vector fields on a Riemann manifold were used in the study of free motions on such a manifold, and we applied the geometric Hamilton–Jacobi theory for the search of geodesic vector fields from Hamilton–Jacobi vector fields and the same for closed vector fields. These properties were appropriately extended to the framework of Newtonian and generalised Newtonian systems, in particular systems defined by Lagrangians of the mechanical type and velocity-dependent forces. Conserved quantities and a generalised concept of symmetry were developed, particularly for Killing vector fields. Nonholonomic constrained Newtonian systems were also analysed from this perspective, as well as the relation among Newtonian vector fields and Hamilton–Jacobi equations for conformally related metrics.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.3390/sym15010181

Año: 2023

Publicado en: Symmetry 15, 1 (2023), 181 [39pp.]
ISSN: 2073-8994

Factor impacto JCR: 2.2 (2023)

Categ. JCR: MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES rank: 50 / 134 = 0.373 (2023) - Q2 - T2

Factor impacto CITESCORE: 5.4 - Computer Science (miscellaneous) (Q1) - Mathematics (all) (Q1) - Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous) (Q1) - Chemistry (miscellaneous) (Q2)

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 0.485 - Chemistry (miscellaneous) (Q2) - Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous) (Q2) - Mathematics (miscellaneous) (Q2) - Computer Science (miscellaneous) (Q2)

Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MICINN/PID2021-125515NB-C21
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MICINN/PID2021-125515NB-C22
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MICIU/PGC2018-098265-B-C31
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MICIU/PGC2018-098265-B-C33

Tipo y forma: Artículo (Versión definitiva)

Área (Departamento): Área Física Teórica (Dpto. Física Teórica)