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arxiv: math-ph/0302052 · v1 · submitted 2003-02-21 · 🧮 math-ph · hep-th· math.MP

On singular Lagrangians affine in velocities

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The properties of Lagrangians affine in velocities are analyzed in a geometric way. These systems are necessarily singular and exhibit, in general, gauge invariance. The analysis of constraint functions and gauge symmetry leads us to a complete classification of such Lagrangians.

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