Symmetries and conserved quantities of generalized Birkhoffian systems

Three kinds of symmetries and their corresponding conserved quantities of a generalized Birkhoffian system are studied. First, by using the invariance of the Pfaffian action under the infinitesimal transformations, the Noether theory of the generalized Birkhoffian system is established. Secondly, on the basis of the invariance of differential equations under infinitesimal transformations, the definition and the criterion of the Lie symmetry of the generalized Birkhoffian system are established, and the Hojman conserved quantity directly derived from the Lie symmetry of the system is given. Finally, by using the invariance that the dynamical functions in the differential equations of the motion of mechanical systems still satisfy the equations after undergoing the infinitesimal transformations, the definition and the criterion of the Mei symmetry of the generalized Birkhoffian system are presented, and the Mei conserved quantity directly derived from the Mei symmetry of the system is obtained. Some examples are given to illustrate the application of the results.

Bifurcation for the generalized Birkhoffian system

The system described by the generalized Birkhoff equations is called a generalized Birkhoffian system. In this paper, the condition under which the generalized Birkhoffian system can be a gradient system is given. The stability of equilibrium of the generalized Birkhoffian system is discussed by using the properties of the gradient system. When there is a parameter in the equations, its influences on the stability and the bifurcation problem of the system are considered.

Skew-gradient representation of generalized Birkhoffian system

The skew-gradient representation of a generalized Birkhoffian system is studied. A condition under which the generalized Birkhoffian system can be considered as a skew-gradient system is obtained. The properties of the skew-gradient system are used to study the properties, especially the stability, of the generalized Birkhoffian system. Some examples are given to illustrate the application of the result.

Stability of Motion for Generalized Birkhoffian Systems

The problem on the stability of motion for a generalized Birkhoffian system was studied. The disturbed equations of motion and their first approximation for the system were established. The criterion of stability of motion for the system was set up by using Liapunov's first approximation theory. Based on the theory of Noether symmetry,the Liapunov's function was constructed,and the criterion of stability of motion for the system was also set up by using Liapunov's direct method. Two examples were given to illustrate the application of the results.

Perturbation to Mei symmetry and Mei adiabatic invariants for discrete generalized Birkhoffian system

Based on the concept of discrete adiabatic invariant, this paper studies the perturbation to Mei symmetry and Mei adiabatic invariants of the discrete generalized Birkhoffian system. The discrete Mei exact invariant induced from the Mei symmetry of the system without perturbation is given. The criterion of the perturbation to Mei symmetry is established and the discrete Mei adiabatic invariant induced from the perturbation to Mei symmetry is obtained. Meanwhile, an example is discussed to illustrate the application of the results.

Noether Theorem for Generalized Birkhoffian Systems with Time Delay

The Noether symmetries and the conserved quantities for generalized Birkhoffian systems with time delay are studied.Firstly,the generalized Pfaff-Birkhoff principle with time delay is proposed,and the generalized Birkhoff's equations with time delay are obtained.Secondly,the generalized Noether quasi-symmetric transformations of the system are defined,and the criterion of the Noether symmetries is established.Then the Noether theorem for generalized Birkhoffian systems with time delay is established.Finally,by imposing restrictions of constraints on the infinitesimal transformations,the Noether theorem of constrained Birkhoffian systems with time delay is established.One example is given to illustrate the application of the results.

Symmetry and conserved quantities of discrete generalized Birkhoffian system

The Noether symmetry, the Mei symmetry and the conserved quantities of discrete generalized Birkhoffian system are studied in this paper. Using the difference discrete variational approach, the difference discrete variational principle of discrete generalized Birkhoffian system is derived. The discrete equations of motion of the system are established. The criterion of Noether symmetry and Mei symmetry of the system is given. The discrete Noether and Mei conserved quantities and the conditions for their existence are obtained. Finally, an example is given to show the applications of the results.

Combined Gradient Representations for Generalized Birkhoffian Systems in Event Space and Its Stability Analysis

The combined gradient representations for generalized Birkhoffian systems in event space are studied.Firstly,the definitions of six kinds of combined gradient systems and corresponding differential equations are given.Secondly,the conditions under which generalized Birkhoffian systems become combined gradient systems are obtained. Finally,the characteristics of combined gradient systems are used to study the stability of generalized Birkhoffian systems in event space. Seven examples are given to illustrate the results.

Perturbation to Symmetries and Adiabatic Invariants for Generalized Birkhoffian Systems on Time Scales

Time scale is a new and powerful tool for dealing with complex dynamics problems. The main result of this study is the exact invariants and adiabatic invariants of the generalized Birkhoffian system and the constrained Birkhoffian system on time scales. Firstly, we establish the differential equations of motion for the above two systems and give the corresponding Noether symmetries and exact invariants. Then, the perturbation to the Noether symmetries and the adiabatic invariants for the systems mentioned above under the action of slight disturbance are investigated, respectively. Finally, two examples are provided to show the practicality of the findings.