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Reduction by group symmetry of second order variational problems on a semidirect product of Lie groups with positive definite riemannian metric

Claudio Altafini (2004)

ESAIM: Control, Optimisation and Calculus of Variations

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For a riemannian structure on a semidirect product of Lie groups, the variational problems can be reduced using the group symmetry. Choosing the Levi-Civita connection of a positive definite metric tensor, instead of any of the canonical connections for the Lie group, simplifies the reduction of the variations but complicates the expression for the Lie algebra valued covariant derivatives. The origin of the discrepancy is in the semidirect product structure, which implies that the riemannian...

Infinitesimal conjugacies and Weil-Petersson metric

Albert Fathi, L. Flaminio (1993)

Annales de l'institut Fourier

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We study deformations of compact Riemannian manifolds of negative curvature. We give an equation for the infinitesimal conjugacy between geodesic flows. This in turn allows us to compute derivatives of intersection of metrics. As a consequence we obtain a proof of a theorem of Wolpert.

On differential inclusions of velocity hodograph type with Carathéodory conditions on Riemannian manifolds

Yuri E. Gliklikh, Andrei V. Obukhovski (2004)

Discussiones Mathematicae, Differential Inclusions, Control and Optimization

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We investigate velocity hodograph inclusions for the case of right-hand sides satisfying upper Carathéodory conditions. As an application we obtain an existence theorem for a boundary value problem for second-order differential inclusions on complete Riemannian manifolds with Carathéodory right-hand sides.

Projective Reeds-Shepp car on with quadratic cost

Ugo Boscain, Francesco Rossi (2010)

ESAIM: Control, Optimisation and Calculus of Variations

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Fix two points x , x ¯ ∈ S 2 and two directions (without orientation) η , η ¯ of the velocities in these points. In this paper we are interested to the problem of minimizing the cost J [ γ ] = ∫ 0 T γ ( t ) ( γ ˙ ( t ) , γ ˙ ( t ) ) + K γ ( t ) 2 γ ( t ) ( γ ˙ ( t ) , γ ˙ ( t ) ) d t along all smooth curves starting from x with direction η and ending in x ¯ with direction η ¯ . Here g is the standard Riemannian metric on S 2...