Symmetry and reduction in implicit generalized Hamiltonian systems

Blankenstein, G. and Schaft van der, A.J. (2001) Symmetry and reduction in implicit generalized Hamiltonian systems. Reports on Mathematical Physics, 47 (1). pp. 57-100. ISSN 0034-4877

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Abstract:	In this paper we study the notion of symmetry for implicit generalized Hamiltonian systems, which are Hamiltonian systems with respect to a generalized Dirac structure. We investigate the reduction of these systems admitting a symmetry Lie group with corresponding quantities. Main features in this approach concern the projection and restriction of Dirac structures, generalizing the corresponding theory for symplectic forms and Poisson brackets. The results are applied to the theory of symmetries and reduction in nonholonomically constrained mechanical systems. The main result extends the reduction theory for explicit Hamiltonian systems and constrained mechanical systems to a general unified reduction theory for implicit generalized Hamiltonian systems.
Item Type:	Article
Copyright:	© 2001 Elsevier Science
Faculty:	Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science (EEMCS)
Link to this item:	http://purl.utwente.nl/publications/69076
Official URL:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0034-4877(01)90006-0
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