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Symmetries and constants of the motion for singular Lagrangian systems

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A classification of infinitesimal symmetries of singular autonomous and nonautonomous Lagrangian systems is obtained. The relationship between infinitesimal symmetries and constants of the motion is given.

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  1. Instituto de Matemáticas y Físical Fundamental, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Serrano 123, 28006, Madrid, Spain

    Manuel de Léon

  2. Departamento de Economía Aplicada Cuantitativa, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales, UNED, 28040, Madrid, Spain

    David Martín de Diego

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de Léon, M., Martín de Diego, D. Symmetries and constants of the motion for singular Lagrangian systems. Int J Theor Phys 35, 975–1011 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02302383

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