Examples of integrable sub-Riemannian geodesic flows

Journal of Dynamical and Control Systems

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 323-340

  Kruglikov, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Liouville integrability; Nonholonomic geodesic flow; Pseudonorm of n action; Sub Riemannian structure; Topological entropy

Indexed keywords

HAMILTONIANS; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; METRIC SYSTEM; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; THEOREM PROVING; TOPOLOGY; VECTORS;

GEODESIC FLOWS;

GEODESY;

EID: 0036656721     PISSN: 10792724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016378304071     Document Type: Article

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