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We show how the ambiguity of Lagrangian and Hamiltonian descriptions for conservative systems gives rise to an analogous ambiguity for dissipative systems. For a subclass of them we also give a Lagrangian description.
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de Ritis, R., Marmo, G., Platania, G. et al. Inverse problem in classical mechanics: Dissipative systems. Int J Theor Phys 22, 931–946 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02080477
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