Quadratures and cubics in SO(3) and SO(1,2)

Lyle Noakes, Tomasz Popiel

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Abstract

We solve a class of first-order differential equations on SO(3) and SO(1,2) by quadratures. We then consider applications to variational curves, namely, Riemannian cubics, Riemannian cubics in tension, and elastica.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)463-473
Number of pages11
JournalIMA Journal of Mathematical Control and Information
Volume23
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2006
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Elastic curve
  • Elastica
  • Lax equation
  • Quadrature
  • Riemannian cubic
  • Riemannian cubic in tension

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