Recent publications

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M. Crampin and T. Mestdag, The Cartan form for constrained Lagrangian systems and the nonholonomic Noether theorem.
[arXiv]

M. Crampin and T. Mestdag, Reduction of invariant constrained systems using anholonomic frames.
[arXiv]

J. Vankerschaver, H. Yoshimura, J. E. Marsden. Stokes-Dirac Structures through Reduction of Infinite-Dimensional Dirac Structures. Submitted to Proc. 49th Control and Decision Conference.
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2011

T. Mestdag, W. Sarlet and M. Crampin, The inverse problem for Lagrangian systems with certain non-conservative forces. To appear in Diff. Geom. Appl.
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2010

B. Langerock and M. Castrillon Lopez, Routh reduction for singular Lagrangians, IJGMMP 7(8), 1451--1489 (2010).
[ArXiv] [doi]

W. Sarlet, Comment on 'Conservation laws of higher-order nonlinear PDEs and the variational conservation laws in the class with mixed derivatives'. J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 43 (2010) 458001.
[pdf] [doi]

W. Sarlet and G. Prince, Alternative kinetic energy metrics for Lagrangian systems, J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 43 (2010) 445204.
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J. Vankerschaver, E. Kanso, J. E. Marsden. The Dynamics of a Rigid Body in Potential Flow with Circulation, Reg. Chaot. Dyn. 15 (2010) 606-629.
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T. Mestdag and M. Crampin, Nonholonomic systems as restricted Euler-Lagrange systems, Balkan J. Geom. Appl. 15 (2) (2010), 78-89.
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M. Crampin, T. Mestdag and W. Sarlet, On the generalized Helmholtz conditions for Lagrangian systems with dissipative forces, Z. Angew. Math. Mech. 90 (2010), 502--508.
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M. Crampin and T. Mestdag, Anholonomic frames in constrained dynamics, Dynamical Systems 25 (2010), 159 - 187.
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B. Langerock, F. Cantrijn and J. Vankerschaver, Routhian reduction for quasi-invariant Lagrangians. J. Math. Phys. 51 (2010) 02290.
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2009

C.M. Campos, M. de Leon, D. Martin de Diego and J. Vankerschaver, Unambiguous Formalism for Higher-Order Lagrangian Field Theories. J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 42 (2009) 475207.
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O.E. Fernandez, T. Mestdag and A.M. Bloch, A generalization of Chaplygin's reducibility theorem. Reg. Chaot. Dyn. 14 (2009), 635-655.
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Y. Or, J. Vankerschaver, S.D. Kelly, R.M. Murray and J.E. Marsden, Geometric Control of Particle Manipulation in a Two-Dimensional Fluid. Proc. 48th Control and Decision Conf, Shanghai (2009).
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W. Sarlet, G.E. Prince and M. Crampin, Generalized submersiveness of second-order ordinary differential equations, J. Geom. Mech. 1 (2009) 209-221.
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J. Vankerschaver, E. Kanso, J.E. Marsden: The Geometry and Dynamics of Interacting Rigid Bodies and Point Vortices. J. Geom. Mech. 1 (2009) 223-266.
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M. Crampin and T. Mestdag, Second-order differential equation fields with symmetry. In: O. Krupkova et al (eds.), Variations, Geometry and Physics, Nova Science Publishers (2009), 261-275.
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W. Sarlet, Linear connections along the tangent bundle projection. In: O. Krupkova et al (eds.), Variations, Geometry and Physics, Nova Science Publishers (2009), 315-340.
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T. Mestdag, A.M. Bloch and O.E. Fernandez, Hamiltonization and geometric integration of nonholonomic mechanical systems, Proc. 8th National Congress on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Brussels (Belgium) (2009), 230-236.
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A.M. Bloch, O.E. Fernandez and T. Mestdag, Hamiltonization of nonholonomic systems and the inverse problem of the calculus of variations, Rep. Math. Phys. 63 (2009) 225-249.
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M. Crampin, T. Mestdag, Reduction and reconstruction aspects of second-order dynamical systems with symmetry. Acta Appl. Math. (2009) 105: 241-266.
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2008

O.E. Fernandez, A.M. Bloch and T. Mestdag, The Pontryagin maximum principle applied to nonholonomic mechanics, Proc. 47th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Cancun (Mexico), 2008, 4306-4311.
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J. Vankerschaver, E. Kanso, J. E. Marsden: The motion of solid bodies in potential flow with circulation: a geometric outlook. Proceedings of the 2008 ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference.

J. Vankerschaver, A connection-theoretic approach to the analysis of symmetries of nonholonomic field theories. Proc. 10th Conf. on Differential Geometry and its Applications, World Sci. Publ., River Edge, NJ, 2008, 703-711.
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M. Crampin, T. Mestdag, Relative equilibria of Lagrangian systems with symmetry. J. Geom. Phys. 58 (2008) 874-887.
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M. Crampin and T. Mestdag, The inverse problem for invariant Lagrangians on a Lie group. J. Lie Theory 18 (2008), 471-502.
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M. Crampin, T. Mestdag, Routh’s procedure for non-Abelian symmetry groups. J. Math. Phys. 49 (2008), 032901 (28p).
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T. Mestdag, M. Crampin, Invariant Lagrangians, mechanical connections and the Lagrange-Poincaré equations. J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 41 (2008) 344015 (20pp).
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B. Langerock, Conic Distributions and Accessible Sets. J. Dyn. Control Sys. Vol. 14, No. 1, January 2008, 43-70.
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J. Vankerschaver, D. Martin de Diego, Symmetry aspects of nonholonomic field theories. J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 41 (2008), 035401.
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W. Sarlet, W. Vanbiervliet, Geometric characterization of driven cofactor systems. J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 41 (2008), 042001.
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2007

T. Mestdag, M. Crampin, A connection-theoretic approach to reduction of second-order dynamical systems with symmetry. Proc. Appl. Math. Mech. 7 (2007), 1030605 - 1030606.
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D. Krupka, O. Krupková, G. Prince and W. Sarlet, Contact symmetries of the Helmholtz form. Differential Geometry and its Applications 25 (2007) 518-542
[journal]

F. Cantrijn. M.Crampin and B. Langerock (eds.), Differential geometric methods in mechanics and field theory, Volume in honour of Willy Sarlet (2007), iii-154 p.
Available on request

F. Cantrijn, J. Vankerschaver, The Skinner-Rusk approach for vakonomic and nonholonomic field theories. In: F. Cantrijn et al (eds.), Differential geometric methods in mechanics and field theory, Volume in honour of Willy Sarlet (2007), 1-14.
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T. Mestdag, Relative equilibria of invariant Lagrangian systems on a Lie group, In: F. Cantrijn et al (eds.), Differential geometric methods in mechanics and field theory, Volume in honour of Willy Sarlet (2007), 115-129.
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J. Vankerschaver, Euler-Poincaré reduction for discrete field theories. J. Math. Phys. 48, 032902 (2007)
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J. Vankerschaver, A class of nonholonomic kinematic constraints in elasticity. J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 40, 3389-3913 (2007)
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W. Sarlet, A recursive scheme of first integrals of the geodesic flow of a Finsler manifold. SIGMA 3 (2007), 024, 9 pages.
[arXiv]

J. Vankerschaver, F. Cantrijn, Discrete Lagrangian field theories on Lie groupoids. J. Geom. Phys. 57, 665-689 (2007)
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2006

J. E. Aldridge, G. E. Prince, W. Sarlet, G. Thompson, An EDS approach to the inverse problem in the calculus of variations. J. Math. Phys. 47, 103508 (2006)
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F. Vermeire, W. Sarlet, M. Crampin, A class of recursion operators on a tangent bundle. J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 39, 7319-7340 (2006)
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2005

J. Vankerschaver, The momentum map for nonholonomic field theories with symmetry. Int. J. Geom. Meth. Mod. Phys. 2, 1029-1041 (2005)
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J. Vankerschaver, F. Cantrijn, M. de León, D. Martín de Diego, Geometric aspects of classical field theories. Rep. Math. Phys. 56, 387-411 (2005)
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B. Langerock, Leafwise holonomy in reduction of nonholonomic systems. Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Differential Geometry and Its Applications, Prague, August 30 - September 3, 2004, 507-516 (2005)
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T. Mestdag, A Lie algebroid approach to Lagrangian systems with symmetry. Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Differential Geometry and its Applications, Prague, August 30 - September 3, 2004, 523-535 (2005)
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W. Sarlet, Adjoint symmetries in non-holonomic mechanics. Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Differential Geometry and its Applications, Prague, August 30 - September 3, 2004, 537-548 (2005)
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D. Krupka, O. Krupkova, G. Prince, W. Sarlet, Contact symmetries and variational sequences. Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Differential Geometry and its Applications, Prague, August 30 - September 3, 2004, 605-615 (2005).
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T. Mestdag, Lagrangian reduction by stages for non-holonomic systems in a Lie algebroid framework. J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 38, 10157-10179 (2005)
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W. Sarlet, D.J. Saunders en F. Cantrijn, Adjoint symmetries and the generation of first integrals in non-holonomic mechanics. J. Geom. Phys. 55, 207-225 (2005).
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T. Mestdag, B. Langerock, A Lie algebroid framework for nonholonomic systems. J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 38, 1097-1111 (2005).
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2004

T. Mestdag, Generalized connections on affine bundles, in: K. Tas et al. (eds.), Global Analysis and Applied Math., AIP Conference Proc. 729 (2004), 232-239.
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W. Sarlet en F. Vermeire, A class of Poisson-Nijenhuis structures on a tangent bundle, J. Phys. A.: Math. Gen., 37(24), 6319-6336 (2004)
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B. Langerock, Leafwise holonomy of connections over a bundle map, Diff. Geom. Appl., 20(2), 125-143 (2004)
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2003

T. Mestdag and W. Sarlet, The Berwald-type linearisation of generalised connections, J. Phys. A.: Math. Gen., 36(29), 8049-8069 (2003)
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B. Langerock, Optimal control problems with variable endpoints, Discret. Contin. Dyn. Syst., An expanded volume for the Wilmington Meeting, May 24-27, 2002, 506-515 (2003).
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T. Mestdag, Generalised connections on affine Lie algebroids, Rep. Math. Phys., 51(2-3), 297-305 (2003).
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T. Mestdag, J. Szilasi and V. Tóth, On the geometry of generalized metrics, Publ. Math. (Debrecen), 62(3-4), 511-545 (2003)
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B. Langerock, Autonomous optimal control problems, Rep. Math. Phys., 51(2-3), 259-267 (2003).
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B. Langerock, Geometric aspects of the Maximum Principle and lifts over a bundle map, Act. Appl. Math. 77(1), 71-104 (2003).
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B. Langerock, A connection theoretic approach to sub-Riemannian geometry, J. of Geometry and Physics, 46(3-4), 203 - 230 (2003)
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2002

T. Mestdag, W. Sarlet and E. Martinez, Note on generalised connections and affine bundles,
J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 35(46), 9843-9856 (2002).
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J. Cortes, S. Martinez and F. Cantrijn, Skinner-Rusk approach to time-dependent mechanics
Phys. Lett. A 300, 250-258 (2002)
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W. Sarlet, T. Mestdag and E. Martinez, Lie algebroid structures on a class of affine bundles
J. Math. Phys. 43(11), 5654-5674 (2002)
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T. Mestdag and V. Toth, On the geometry of Randers manifolds, Rep. Math. Phys. 50(2), 167-193 (2002).
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E. Martinez, T. Mestdag and W. Sarlet, Lie algebroid structures and Lagrangian systems on affine bundles, J. Geom. Phys. 44(1), 70-95 (2002)
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F. Cantrijn and J. Cortes, Cosymplectic reduction of constrained systems with symmetry, Rep. Math. Phys. 49 (2/3), 167 - 182 (2002)
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M. Crampin and W. Sarlet, Bi-quasi-Hamiltonian systems, J. Math. Phys, 43(15), 2505-2517 (2002)
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W. Sarlet, G. Thompson and G.E. Prince, The inverse problem in the calculus of variations: the use of geometrical calculus in Douglas’s analysis, Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 354, 2897-2919 (2002)
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F. Cantrijn and B. Langerock, Generalized connections over a vector bundle map, Diff. Geom. Appl. 18(3), 295-317 (2002)
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B. Langerock, Connections in sub-Riemannian geometry, Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Differential Geometry and Its Applications, Opava, 27-31 August 2001, Part II, Mathematical Publications 3, Silesian University at Opava, 105-114 (2002)
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W. Sarlet, T. Mestdag and E. Martinez, Lagrangian equations on affine Lie algebroids, Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Differential Geometry and Its Applications, Opava, 27-31 August 2001, Part II, Mathematical Publications 3, Silesian University at Opava, 461-472 (2002)
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F. Cantrijn, J. Cortes, M. de Leon and D. Martin de Diego, On the geometry of generalized Chaplygin systems, Math. Proc. Camb. Phil. Soc. 132, 323-351 (2002)
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2001

W. Sarlet and G. Thompson, Complex second-order differential equations and separability, Special issue "Computational geometry for differential equations", Appl. Algebra Engrg. Comm. Comput. 11, 333-357 (2001)
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T. Mestdag and W. Sarlet, The Berwald-type connection associated to time-dependent second-order differential equations, Houston J. of Math. 27, 763-797 (2001)
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W. Sarlet, Different forms of seperability of second-order equations, Nonlinear Analysis 47, 6135-6146 (2001)
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B. Langerock, Nonholonomic mechanics and connections over a bundle map, J. Phys. A, 34 L609-L615 (2001)
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W. Sarlet and T. Mestdag, Aspects of time-dependent second-order differential equations: Berwald-type connections, Steps in Differential Geometry, In: Proc. Coll. Diff. Geometry (Debrecen, July 25-30, 2000), L. Kozma, P. T. Nagy and L. Tamassy (Eds.) 283-293 (2001)
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M. Crampin and W. Sarlet, A class of non-conservative Lagrangian systems on Riemannian manifolds, J. Math. Phys. 42, 4313-4326 (2001).
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2000

F. Cantrijn, M. de Leon, J.C. Marrero and D. Martin de Diego, On almost-Poisson structures in nonholonomic mechanics: II. The time-dependent framework, Nonlinearity 13, 1379-1409 (2000)
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W. Sarlet and A. Ramos, Adjoint symmetries, separability, and volume forms, J. Math. Phys. 41, 2877-2888 (2000)
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M. Crampin, W. Sarlet and G. Thompson, Bi-differential calculi and bi-Hamiltonian systems, J. Phys. A 33, L177-L180 (2000)
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W. Sarlet and M. Crampin, Addendum to: The integrability conditions in the inverse problem of the calculus of variations for second-order ordinary differential equations, Acta Applicandae Mathematicae 60, no. 3, 213-224 (2000).
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M. Crampin, W. Sarlet and G. Thompson, Bi-differential calculi, bi-Hamiltonian systems and conformal Killing tensors, J. Phys. A 33, 8755-8770 (2000)
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1999

F. Cantrijn, M. de Leon and D. Martin de Diego, On almost-Poisson structures in nonholonomic mechanics, Nonlinearity 12, 721-737 (1999)
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F. Cantrijn, M. de Leon, J.C. Marrero and D. Martín de Diego, Reduction of constrained systems with symmetry, J. Math. Phys. 40, 795-820 (1999)
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F. Cantrijn, A. Ibort and M. de Leon, On the geometry of multisymplectic manifolds, J. Austral. Math. Soc. 66, 303-330 (1999))
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M. Crampin, G.E. Prince, W. Sarlet and G. Thompson, The inverse problem of the calculus of variations: separable systems. Acta Applicandae Mathematicae 57, 239-254 (1999)
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D. Saunders, F. Cantrijn and W. Sarlet, Regularity aspects and Hamiltonization of non-holonomic systems, J. Phys. A 32, 6869-6890 (1999)
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1998

F. Cantrijn, M. de Leon, J.C. Marrero and D. Martín de Diego, Reduction of nonholonomic mechanical systems with symmetry, Rep. Math. Phys. 41, 279-299 (1998)

W. Sarlet, R. Sahadevan and F. Cantrijn, Symmetries, separability and volume forms, J. Math. Phys. 39, 5908-5924 (1998)
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W. Sarlet, M. Crampin and E. Martinez, The integrability conditions in the inverse problem of the calculus of variations for second-order ordinary differential equations, Acta Applicaendae Mathematicae 54, 233-273 (1998)
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1997

W. Sarlet, Construction of adjoint symmetries for systems of second-order and mixed first- and second-order ordinary differential equations, Mathematical and Computer Modelling 25, 39-49 (1997)
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W. Sarlet, F. Cantrijn and D.J. Saunders, A differential geometric setting for mixed first and second-order ordinary differential equations, J. Phys. A 30, 4031-4052 (1997)
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1996

F. Cantrijn, W. Sarlet, A. Vandecasteele and E. Martínez, Complete separability of time-dependent second-order ordinary differential equations, Acta Applicandae Mathematicae 42, 309-334 (1996)
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W. Sarlet, A direct geometrical construction of the dynamics of non-holonomic Lagrangian systems, Extracta Mathematicae 11, 202-212 (1996)
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M. Crampin, E. Martinez and W. Sarlet, Linear connections for systems of second-order ordinary differential equations, Ann. Inst. H. Poincaré 65, 223-249 (1996)
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D.J. Saunders, W. Sarlet and F. Cantrijn, A geometrical framework for the study of non-holonomic Lagrangian systems: II, J. Phys. A 29, 4265-4274 (1996)
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F. Cantrijn, L.A. Ibort and M. de Leon, Hamiltonian structures on multisymplectic manifolds, Rend. Sem. Mat. Univ. Pol. Torino 54, 225-236 (1996)
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1995

W. Sarlet, F. Cantrijn and D.J. Saunders, A geometrical framework for the study of non-holonomic Lagrangian systems, J. Phys. A 28, 3253-3268 (1995)

W. Sarlet, A. Vandecasteele, F. Cantrijn and E. Martínez, Derivations of forms along a map: the framework for time-dependent second-order equations, Diff. Geometry and its Applications 5, 171-203 (1995)
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1994

M. Crampin, W. Sarlet, E. Martinez, G.B. Byrnes and G.E. Prince, Towards a geometrical understanding of Douglas’s solution of the inverse problem of the calculus of variations, Inverse Problems 10, 245-260 (1994)
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E. Martinez, J. F. Carinena and W. Sarlet, Geometric characterization of separable second-order differential equations, Math. Proc. Camb. Phil. Soc. 113, 205-224 (1993)
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F. Cantrijn, Normalized momentum maps and reduction, J. Phys. A 26, 5481-5489 (1993)

W. Sarlet and E. Martinez, Symmetries of second-order differential equations and decoupling, In : Modern Group Analysis: advanced analytical and computational methods in mathematical physics (Proc. Internat. Workshop, Acireale, October 27-31, 1992), N.H. Ibragimov, M. Torrisi and A. Valenti (Eds.) (Kluwer), 329-335 (1993)
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1992

E. Martinez, J.F. Carinena and W. Sarlet, Derivations of differential forms along the tangent bundle projection, Diff. Geometry and its Applications 2, 17-43 (1992)
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F. Cantrijn, M. de Leon and E.A. Lacomba, Gradient vector fields on cosymplectic manifolds, J. Phys. A 25, 175-188 (1992)