On the Geometry of Discrete Contact Mechanics
Alexandre Anahory Simoes, David Martín de Diego, Manuel Lainz Valcázar, Manuel de León
Topics & Concepts
Variational integratorLagrangianLagrangian mechanicsMathematicsContact geometryFunction (biology)Mathematical analysisClassical mechanicsIntegratorVariational principleSurface (topology)GeometryContact mechanicsLagrangian systemContact forceDiscrete time and continuous timeContact angleWork (physics)Inverse problem for Lagrangian mechanicsDiscrete systemAnalytical mechanicsHamiltonian mechanicsEuler–Lagrange equationPhysicsDifferential geometryGeometry and topologyNumerical methods for differential equationsControl and Stability of Dynamical SystemsContact Mechanics and Variational Inequalities