Open AccessReduction of generalized Chaplygin systems
Author(s) -
Mei Feng-Xiang,
Xuejun Xu
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
wuli xuebao
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.199
H-Index - 47
ISSN - 1000-3290
DOI - 10.7498/aps.54.3975
Subject(s) - chaplygin gas , reduction (mathematics) , lagrangian , computer science , mathematics , physics , geometry , cosmology , quantum mechanics , dark energy
A generalized Chaplygin system is written in the form of containing the Lagrangian of the system which admits a reduction to an unconstrained system under certain conditions. This paper presents these conditions and two examples are given to illustrate the application of the result.