Published February 22, 2002 | Version v1
Journal article

The quasi-bi-Hamiltonian formulation of the Lagrange top

  • 1. Dipartimento di Matematica, Politecnico di Milano, Milan (Italy)
  • 2. Dipartimento di Scienze Matematiche, Universita di Trieste, Trieste (IT)

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Starting from the tri-Hamiltonian formulation of the Lagrange top (LT) in a six-dimensional phase space, we discuss the possible reductions of the Poisson tensors, the vector field and its Hamiltonian functions on a four-dimensional space. We show that the vector field of the LT possesses, on the reduced phase space, a quasi-bi-Hamiltonian formulation, which provides a set of separation variables for the corresponding Hamilton-Jacobi equation. (author)

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Available online at the Web site for the Journal of Physics. A, Mathematical and General (ISSN 4361-6447) http://www.iop.org/

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Journal Title
Journal of Physics. A, Mathematical and General
Journal Volume
35
Journal Issue
7
Journal Page Range
p. 1741-1750
ISSN
0305-4470