Noether Invariants for Nonholonomic Systems

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to construct Noether invariants for Lagrangian non-holonomic dynamics with affine or nonlinear constraints, considered to be adapted to a foliation on the base manifold. A set of illustrative examples is given, including linear and nonlinear Appell mechanical systems.

Keywords

• nonholonomic constraints
• Noether invariants