We show that if a Lagrangian is invariant under a transformation (with the
invariance defined in the standard manner), then the equations of motion
obtained from it maintain their form under the transformation. We also show
that the converse is not true, giving examples of equations of motion that are
form-invariant under a transformation, but these equations can be derived from
a Lagrangian that is not invariant under such transformation. The conclusions
are valid for discrete or continuous systems.
Description
Symmetries of the equations of motion that are not shared by the
Lagrangian
%0 Journal Article
%1 delcastillo2017symmetries
%A del Castillo, G. F. Torres
%A Moreno-Ruiz, A.
%D 2017
%K classical lagrangian symmetry
%T Symmetries of the equations of motion that are not shared by the
Lagrangian
%U http://arxiv.org/abs/1705.08446
%X We show that if a Lagrangian is invariant under a transformation (with the
invariance defined in the standard manner), then the equations of motion
obtained from it maintain their form under the transformation. We also show
that the converse is not true, giving examples of equations of motion that are
form-invariant under a transformation, but these equations can be derived from
a Lagrangian that is not invariant under such transformation. The conclusions
are valid for discrete or continuous systems.
@article{delcastillo2017symmetries,
abstract = {We show that if a Lagrangian is invariant under a transformation (with the
invariance defined in the standard manner), then the equations of motion
obtained from it maintain their form under the transformation. We also show
that the converse is not true, giving examples of equations of motion that are
form-invariant under a transformation, but these equations can be derived from
a Lagrangian that is not invariant under such transformation. The conclusions
are valid for discrete or continuous systems.},
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author = {del Castillo, G. F. Torres and Moreno-Ruiz, A.},
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note = {cite arxiv:1705.08446},
timestamp = {2017-05-25T23:01:17.000+0200},
title = {Symmetries of the equations of motion that are not shared by the
Lagrangian},
url = {http://arxiv.org/abs/1705.08446},
year = 2017
}