Dirac structures in nonholonomic mechanics
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| author | Grabowska, Katarzyna Borczyńska, Michalina Majsak, Joanna Sobczak, Tomasz |
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| contents | The concept of a Dirac algebroid, which is a linear almost Dirac structure on a vector bundle, was designed to generate phase equations for mechanical systems with linear nonholonomic constraints. We apply it to systems with magnetic-like or gyroscopic potentials, that were previously described by means of almost Poisson structures. The almost Poisson structures present in the literature in this context were constructed using constraints, metrics and information about magnetic or gyroscopic potential present in the Hamiltonian function of the system. The Dirac algebroid we use is constructed out of constraints and canonical geometric structures of the underlying bundles and is universal in the sense that it is independent on the particular Hamiltonian or Lagrangian. We provide examples showing that using the same Dirac structure we can describe systems with different potentials, magnetic or mechanical, added freely to a function generating the dynamics. |
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| spellingShingle | Dirac structures in nonholonomic mechanics Grabowska, Katarzyna Borczyńska, Michalina Majsak, Joanna Sobczak, Tomasz Mathematical Physics Differential Geometry Symplectic Geometry 70G45 (Primary), 70H05, 70H05, 70S05 The concept of a Dirac algebroid, which is a linear almost Dirac structure on a vector bundle, was designed to generate phase equations for mechanical systems with linear nonholonomic constraints. We apply it to systems with magnetic-like or gyroscopic potentials, that were previously described by means of almost Poisson structures. The almost Poisson structures present in the literature in this context were constructed using constraints, metrics and information about magnetic or gyroscopic potential present in the Hamiltonian function of the system. The Dirac algebroid we use is constructed out of constraints and canonical geometric structures of the underlying bundles and is universal in the sense that it is independent on the particular Hamiltonian or Lagrangian. We provide examples showing that using the same Dirac structure we can describe systems with different potentials, magnetic or mechanical, added freely to a function generating the dynamics. |
| title | Dirac structures in nonholonomic mechanics |
| topic | Mathematical Physics Differential Geometry Symplectic Geometry 70G45 (Primary), 70H05, 70H05, 70S05 |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.18853 |