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Discrete variational principle and the first integrals of the conservative holonomic systems in event space

  • Hong Bin Zhang*
  • , Li Qun Chen
  • , Rong Wan Liu
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Shanghai University
  • Chao Hu University

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Abstract

It is shown in this paper that first integrals of discrete equation of motion for the conservative holonomic systems can be determined explicitly by investigating the invariance properties of the discrete Lagrangian in event space. The result obtained is a discrete analogue of Noether's theorem in the calculus of variations. Two examples are given to illustrate the applications of the result.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)888-892
Number of pages5
JournalChinese Physics
Volume14
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2005
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Conservative holonomic system
  • Discrete mechanics
  • Event space
  • First integral
  • Noether's theorem

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