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Symmetries and the inverse problem of Lagrangian dynamics for linear systems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 February 2009

W. Sarlet
W. Sarlet
Affiliation:
Instituut voor Theoretische Mechanica. Rijksuniversiteit Gent, Krijgslaan 281 S-9, B-9000 Gent, Belgium.
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Abstract

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We discuss general, time-dependent, linear systems of second-order ordinary differential equations. A study is made of the similarities and discrepancies between the inverse problem of Lagrangian mechanics on the one hand, and the search for linear dynamical symmetries on the other hand.

Type
Research Article
Information
The ANZIAM Journal , Volume 25 , Issue 2 , October 1983 , pp. 232 - 243
Copyright
Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1983

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