Mathematics – Differential Geometry
Scientific paper
2010-06-23
Studies in Applied Mathematics 128: 1-29 2011
Mathematics
Differential Geometry
Scientific paper
10.1111/j.1467-9590.2011.00522.x
Noether's Theorem yields conservation laws for a Lagrangian with a variational symmetry group. The explicit formulae for the laws are well known and the symmetry group is known to act on the linear space generated by the conservation laws. The aim of this paper is to explain the mathematical structure of both the Euler-Lagrange system and the set of conservation laws, in terms of the differential invariants of the group action and a moving frame. For the examples we demonstrate, knowledge of this structure allows the Euler-Lagrange equations to be integrated with relative ease. Our methods take advantage of recent advances in the theory of moving frames by Fels and Olver, and in the symbolic invariant calculus by Hubert. The results here generalise those appearing in Kogan and Olver [1] and in Mansfield [2]. In particular, we show results for high dimensional problems and classify those for the three inequivalent SL(2) actions in the plane.
Gonçalves Tânia M. N.
Mansfield Elizabeth L.
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