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Classical mechanics without Lagrangians and Hamiltonians

Классическая механика без Лагранжианов и гамильтонианов.

II.—The motion of a massive spinning particle in the presence of a flat metric and vector torsion

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A general scheme as been presented for deriving the equations of motion for classical particles in the presence of given external fields. In this paper we illustrate the method for the case of a massive chargeless particle whose spin interacts with the curvature and torsion of a gravitational field. We solve these equations for the case of a constant vector torsion.

Riassunto

In un lavoro precedente è stato presentato uno schema generale per derivare le equazioni di moto per particelle classiche in presenza di campi esterni dati. In questo lavoro si illustra il metodo per il caso di una particella con massa priva di carica il cui spin interagisce con la curvatura e la torsione di un campo gravitazionale. Si risolvono queste equazioni per il caso di una torsione vettoriale costante.

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В первой части этой работы была предложена общая схема для вывода уравнений движения классических частиц в присутствии заданных внешних полей. В этой работе мы иллюстрируем предложенный метод для случая массивных незаряженных частиц, спин которых взаимодействует с кривизной и кручением гравитационного поля Мы решаем эти уравнения для случая постоянного векторного кручения.

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Rapoport, D., Sternberg, S. Classical mechanics without Lagrangians and Hamiltonians. Nuov Cim A 80, 371–383 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02785808

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