Constrained mechanics and Lie theory

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Chapters include trajectory equations of mechanical systems in basis-free vector space notation, distributions and equivalence invariants of vector field systems, Riemannian and co-Riemannian metrics with moving frames and affine connections, affine connection trajectories constrained by a complementary pair of vector field systems, and constrained mechanics associated with a Riemannian metric and a vector field system. Published by Math Sci Press, 63 Jordan Road, Brookline, MA 02146. Overall good production is marred slightly by some typographical and formatting errors. No index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)