Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10735996 | Reports on Mathematical Physics | 2005 | 15 Pages |
Abstract
We construct a geometric setup based on the theory of left and right jet bundles of a fiber bundle over â appropriate to model the presence of constraints for a time-dependent impulsive mechanical system. A detailed classification of constraints is presented and all types of constraints are proved to be naturally framed in the setup. The concepts of reactive impulse and constitutive characterization of constraints can be defined very naturally according to the nature of the constraint. A minimum principle strongly related to Gauss's principle of minimal constraint is introduced to propose an ideality criterion suitable for all the classified constraints.
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Authors
Stefano Pasquero,