Physics

Geometry of the free system of material points with masses depending on the configuration of the system

A. V. Gokhman

Саратовский государственный университет

Abstract: The motion of the free system of material points with masses depending on the configuration of the system is considered. We give the interpretation of this motion as a geodesic path in the projectively flat space.

Keywords: mechanical system, affinely connected space, geodesic path.

UDC: 514.853

DOI: 10.18500/1817-3020-2010-10-2-3-4