Nonholonomic versus vakonomic dynamics on a Riemann–Cartan manifold
Nonholonomic versus vakonomic dynamics on a Riemann–Cartan manifold
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DOI:
10.1063/1.1928708
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发表时间:
2005-06
影响因子:
1.3
通讯作者:
Yongxin Guo;Yong Wang;G. Chee;F. Mei
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作者:
Yongxin Guo;Yong Wang;G. Chee;F. Mei
For the Chaplygin’s nonholonomic constrained systems, the constraint manifold can be endowed with Riemann–Cartan geometric structure by nonholonomic mapping into a Riemann manifold. The two kinds of existing dynamics, nonholonomic dynamics and vakonomic dynamics, are compared in the framework of Riemann–Cartan geometry. It is proved that the equations of motion for nonholonomic and vakonomic dynamics are described by the equations of autoparallel and geodesic trajectories on the Riemann–Cartan constraint manifold, respectively. If the metricity condition of Riemann–Cartan connection is satisfied, the torsion (contorsion) of the Riemann–Cartan manifold characterizes the difference between the autoparallel and geodesic trajectories as well as the distinction between the nonholonomic and vakonomic equations.