New contributions to the Hamiltonian and Lagrangian contact formalisms for dissipative mechanical systems and their symmetries

We provide new insights into the contact Hamiltonian and Lagrangian formulations of dissipative mechanical systems. In particular, we state a new form of the contact dynamical equations, and we review two recently presented Lagrangian formalisms, studying their equivalence. We define several kinds o...

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Autores: Gaset Rifà, Jordi, Gràcia Sabaté, Francesc Xavier|||0000-0003-1006-4086, Muñoz Lecanda, Miguel Carlos|||0000-0002-7037-0248, Rivas Guijarro, Xavier, Román Roy, Narciso|||0000-0003-3663-9861
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/335153
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/335153
https://dx.doi.org/10.1142/S0219887820500905
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Contact manifold
Dissipative system
Lagrangian formalism
Hamiltonian formalism
Symmetry
Classificació AMS::70 Mechanics of particles and systems::70H Hamiltonian and Lagrangian mechanics
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Matemàtiques i estadística
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Sumario:We provide new insights into the contact Hamiltonian and Lagrangian formulations of dissipative mechanical systems. In particular, we state a new form of the contact dynamical equations, and we review two recently presented Lagrangian formalisms, studying their equivalence. We define several kinds of symmetries for contact dynamical systems, as well as the notion of dissipation laws, prove a dissipation theorem and give a way to construct conserved quantities. Some well-known examples of dissipative systems are discussed.