2024
Spherical Pedal Coordinates and Calculus of Variations
BLASCHKE, PetrBasic information
Original name
Spherical Pedal Coordinates and Calculus of Variations
Authors
Edition
978-3-031-62406-3. Cham, Switzerland, Geometric Methods in Physics XL, Trends in Mathematics, p. 209-221, 13 pp. 2024
Publisher
Birkhäuser Cham
Other information
Language
English
Type of outcome
Proceedings paper
Field of Study
10101 Pure mathematics
Country of publisher
Switzerland
Confidentiality degree
is not subject to a state or trade secret
Publication form
printed version "print"
References:
RIV identification code
RIV/47813059:19610/24:A0000153
Organization unit
Mathematical Institute in Opava
ISBN
978-3-031-62406-3
ISSN
UT WoS
001308717200016
EID Scopus
2-s2.0-85202583497
Keywords in English
Calculus of variation; Classical mechanics; Pedal coordinates; Spherical pedal coordinates
Tags
International impact, Reviewed
Links
GA21-27941S, research and development project.
Changed: 5/3/2025 14:19, Mgr. Aleš Ryšavý
Abstract
In the original language
Planar curves can be described in terms of pedal coordinates. We will introduce a generalization of this notion for curves on a sphere in Euclidean space. It is observed that certain problems in the calculus of variations can be solved with the help of these coordinates [1]. In particular, we show how the notion of spherical pedal coordinates can be used to solve the spherical version of isoperimetric problems and the problem of brachistochrone.