INVARIANT IMBEDDING AND NONVARIATIONAL PRINCIPLES IN ANALYTICAL DYNAMICS

Abstract

An integration theory is provided for the canonical equations of motion with parallels to the classical theory of Jacobi. The new approach is applicable to the general case where there is no variational principle underlying the equations of motion.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0617318

Entities

People

  • Harriet Kagiwada
  • Richard E. Bellman
  • Robert E. Kalaba

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

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Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Boltzmann Equation
  • Differential Equations
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Formulas (Mathematics)
  • Invariance
  • Mathematics
  • Oscillators
  • Partial Differential Equations
  • Reflection
  • Transport Ships
  • United States
  • Variational Principles

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis