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Towards a Hamilton-Jacobi Theory for Nonholonomic Mechanical Systems
In this paper we obtain a Hamilton-Jacobi theory for nonholonomic mechanical
systems. The results are applied to a large class of nonholonomic mechanical
systems, the so-called \v{C}aplygin systems.Comment: 13 pages, added references, fixed typos, comparison with previous
approaches and some explanations added. To appear in J. Phys.
Stellar models with Schwarzschild and non-Schwarzschild vacuum exteriors
A striking characteristic of non-Schwarzschild vacuum exteriors is that they
contain not only the total gravitational mass of the source, but also an {\it
arbitrary} constant. In this work, we show that the constants appearing in the
"temporal Schwarzschild", "spatial Schwarzschild" and
"Reissner-Nordstr{\"o}m-like" exteriors are not arbitrary but are completely
determined by star's parameters, like the equation of state and the
gravitational potential. Consequently, in the braneworld scenario the
gravitational field outside of a star is no longer determined by the total mass
alone, but also depends on the details of the internal structure of the source.
We show that the general relativistic upper bound on the gravitational
potential , for perfect fluid stars, is significantly increased in
these exteriors. Namely, , and for the
temporal Schwarzschild, spatial Schwarzschild and Reissner-Nordstr{\"o}m-like
exteriors, respectively. Regarding the surface gravitational redshift, we find
that the general relativistic Schwarzschild exterior as well as the braneworld
spatial Schwarzschild exterior lead to the same upper bound, viz., .
However, when the external spacetime is the temporal Schwarzschild metric or
the Reissner-Nordstr{\"o}m-like exterior there is no such constraint: . This infinite difference in the limiting value of is because for
these exteriors the effective pressure at the surface is negative. The results
of our work are potentially observable and can be used to test the theory.Comment: 19 pages, 3 figures and caption
Tulczyjew's triples and lagrangian submanifolds in classical field theories
In this paper the notion of Tulczyjew's triples in classical mechanics is
extended to classical field theories, using the so-called multisymplectic
formalism, and a convenient notion of lagrangian submanifold in multisymplectic
geometry. Accordingly, the dynamical equations are interpreted as the local
equations defining these lagrangian submanifolds.Comment: 29 page
Discrete variational integrators and optimal control theory
A geometric derivation of numerical integrators for optimal control problems
is proposed. It is based in the classical technique of generating functions
adapted to the special features of optimal control problems.Comment: 17 page
A new geometric setting for classical field theories
A new geometrical setting for classical field theories is introduced. This
description is strongly inspired in the one due to Skinner and Rusk for
singular lagrangians systems. For a singular field theory a constraint
algorithm is developed that gives a final constraint submanifold where a
well-defined dynamics exists. The main advantage of this algorithm is that the
second order condition is automatically included.Comment: 22 page
Functionally Graded Media
The notions of uniformity and homogeneity of elastic materials are reviewed
in terms of Lie groupoids and frame bundles. This framework is also extended to
consider the case Functionally Graded Media, which allows us to obtain some
homogeneity conditions.Comment: 20 pages, 5 figure
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