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This book gives a modern differential geometric treatment of linearly nonholonomically constrained systems. It discusses in detail what is meant by symmetry of such a system and gives a general theory of how to reduce such a symmetry using the concept of a differential space and the almost Poisson bracket structure of its algebra of smooth functions. The above theory is applied to the concrete example of Carathéodory's sleigh and the convex rolling rigid body. The qualitative behavior of the motion of the rolling disk is treated exhaustively and in detail. In particular, it classifies all motions of the disk, including those where the disk falls flat and those where it nearly falls flat.The geometric techniques described in this book for symmetry reduction have not appeared in any book before. Nor has the detailed description of the motion of the rolling disk. In this respect, the authors are trail-blazers in their respective fields.

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Nonholonomically Constrained Motions; Group Actions and Orbit Spaces; Symmetry and Reduction; Reconstruction, Relative Equilibria and Periodic Orbits; Caratheodory's Sleigh; Convex Rolling Rigid Body; The Rolling Disk.

Geometry Of Nonholonomically Constrained Systems

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      Publisher World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
      Published 11 December 2009
      ISBN-13 9789814289481
      978-9814289481
      ISBN-10 9814289485
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      Differential and Riemannian geometry

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      This book gives a modern differential geometric treatment of linearly nonholonomically constrained systems. It discusses in detail what is meant by symmetry of such a system and gives a general theory of how to reduce such a symmetry using the concept of a differential space and the almost Poisson bracket structure of its algebra of smooth functions. The above theory is applied to the concrete example of Carathéodory's sleigh and the convex rolling rigid body. The qualitative behavior of the motion of the rolling disk is treated exhaustively and in detail. In particular, it classifies all motions of the disk, including those where the disk falls flat and those where it nearly falls flat.The geometric techniques described in this book for symmetry reduction have not appeared in any book before. Nor has the detailed description of the motion of the rolling disk. In this respect, the authors are trail-blazers in their respective fields.

      Table of Contents

      Nonholonomically Constrained Motions; Group Actions and Orbit Spaces; Symmetry and Reduction; Reconstruction, Relative Equilibria and Periodic Orbits; Caratheodory's Sleigh; Convex Rolling Rigid Body; The Rolling Disk.

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