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The vector field of a rolling rigid body
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Nonholonomic systems are variational models commonly used for mechanical systems with ideal no-slip constraints. This note provides a differential-geometric derivation of the nonholonomic equations of motion for an arbitrary rigid body rolling on an arbitrary surface, via the semi-symplectic formalism, and in terms of shape operators (a.k.a. Weingarten maps). By a semi-symplectic reduction, the well-known differential equations in the case where the surface is a horizontal plane are shown to be semi-symplectic.<br />Comment: Added semi-symplectic reduction. Will be published as e-print only. 8 pages
- Subjects :
- Mathematical Physics
Mathematics - Dynamical Systems
Physics - Classical Physics
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- Database :
- arXiv
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- edsarx.1711.04028
- Document Type :
- Working Paper