Relation between Euler’s elasticae and sub-Riemannian geodesics on SE(2)


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Abstract

In this note we describe a relation between Euler’s elasticae and sub-Riemannian geodesics on SE(2). Analyzing the Hamiltonian system of the Pontryagin maximum principle, we show that these two curves coincide only in the case when they are segments of a straight line.

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Alexey Mashtakov

Program Systems Institute of RAS

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Email: alexey.mashtakov@gmail.com
Russian Federation, Pereslavl-Zalessky, Yaroslavl Region, 152020

Andrei Ardentov

Program Systems Institute of RAS

Email: alexey.mashtakov@gmail.com
Russian Federation, Pereslavl-Zalessky, Yaroslavl Region, 152020

Yuri L. Sachkov

Program Systems Institute of RAS

Email: alexey.mashtakov@gmail.com
Russian Federation, Pereslavl-Zalessky, Yaroslavl Region, 152020

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