Poisson structures for Mathisson equation
Abstract:
Mathisson equation is a third order ordinary differential equation
that govern the motion of a relativistic spherical top. Alternatively,
there exist a fourth order equation of Riewe. Existence of the Lagrange
function for these equations was previously investigated by present author.
Alternatively, some ad hoc approaches by other authors did start from other
Lagrange functions, among them these proposed by Bopp, Honl, Plyushchay
and others. We investigate different Poisson structures which follow from
different Lagrangians in three- and four-dimensional flat space-time for
the third and fourth order equations of the relativistic top.