A generalization of Szebehely's inverse problem of dynamics

DOI10.1016/S0034-4877(14)60005-7zbMath1391.70048arXiv1305.3175OpenAlexW1997616713MaRDI QIDQ2447118

Tom Mestdag, Willy Sarlet, Geoff Prince

Publication date: 24 April 2014

Published in: Reports on Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1305.3175

zbMATH Keywords

inverse problem of dynamicsinverse problem of the calculus of variationsSzebehely's equation

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Variational principles in infinite-dimensional spaces (58E30) Inverse problems for systems of particles (70F17) Lagrange's equations (70H03)

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