ISSN:
0219-175X
Keywords:
Lorentz-Udrişte world-force law
;
Lagrangian
;
Hamiltonian
;
electromagnetic dynamical system
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Mathematics
Notes:
Abstract A kinematic differential system on a Riemann (or semi-Riemann) manifold induces a Lorentz-Udrişte world-force law, i.e., any local group with one parameter (any local flow) on a Riemann (or semi-Riemann) manifold induces the dynamics of the given vector field or of an associated particle, which will be called geometric dynamics. The cases of Riemann-Jacobi or Riemann-Jacobi-Lagrange structures are imposed by the behavior of an external tensor field of type (1,1). The case of the Finsler-Jacobi structure appears if the initial metric is chosen such that the energy of the given vector field is constant (Sec. 1). At the end of Sec. 1 are formulated open problems regarding some extensions of geometric dynamics. Adequate structures on the tangent bundle describe the geometric dynamics in the Hamilton language (Sec. 2). Section 3 proves the existence of a Finsler-Jacobi structure induced by an almost contact metric structure. The theory is applied to electromagnetic dynamical systems (the starting point of our theory), offering new principles of unification of the gravitation and the electromagnetism. Also, here, one enounces open problems regarding the geometric dynamics induced by the electric intensity and magnetizing force (Sec. 4). From the geometrical point of view, we create a wider class of Riemann-Jacobi, Riemann-Jacobi-Lagrange, or Finsler-Jacobi manifolds ensuring that all trajectories of a given vector field are geodesics. Having T1M2n+1 in mind, the problem of creating a wider class of Riemannian manifolds, in which there exists a vector field ξ such that (1) all trajectories of the vector field ξ are geodesics; (2) the flow defined by ξ is incompressible; (3) the condition which corresponds to the property that ξ is the associate vector field of the contact structure is satisfied; was studied intensively by S. Sasaki. The results were not satisfactory, but Sasaki discovered (φ, ξ, ξ η)-structures [10].
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10012-000-0313-1
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