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Variational symmetries as the existence of ignorable coordinates
- Source :
- Eur. J. Phys. 38 025002 (2017)
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- It is shown that given a Lagrangian for a system with a finite number of degrees of freedom, the existence of a variational symmetry is equivalent to the existence of coordinates in the extended configuration space such that one of the coordinates is ignorable.
- Subjects :
- Physics - General Physics
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Details
- Database :
- arXiv
- Journal :
- Eur. J. Phys. 38 025002 (2017)
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- edsarx.1609.09330
- Document Type :
- Working Paper
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6404/aa5563