An inverse problem from sub-Riemannian geometry. (Q1880009)
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An inverse problem from sub-Riemannian geometry. (English)
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16 September 2004
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The author explores the conditions under which the extremals of a second-order Lagrangian \(L(x,y,y',y'')\) may be interpreted in terms of the geodesics of a Carnot-Carathéodory metric on a three-dimensional contact manifold.
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Carnot-Carathéodory
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geodesics
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three-dimensional contact manifold
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