On the Geometric Structure of Hamiltonian Systems with Ports

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Abstract

In this article the geometric structure of Hamiltonian systems with ports is clarified. Particularly, it is shown that the theory of Hamiltonian systems with ports fits into the paradigm that the state space of a mechanical system should be modeled by a manifold M endowed with a(n almost) Dirac structure in a Courant algebroid. Here, the Courant algebroid is (TM \oplus TM^* \oplus E \oplus E^), where E is a vector bundle over M endowed with a flat covariant derivative (\nabla), and the bracket is (\bigl[(X,\alpha,\lambda_{\mathrm{out}},\lambda_{\mathrm{in}}),(X’,\alpha’,\lambda_{\mathrm{out}}’,\lambda_{\mathrm{in}}’)\bigr] := \bigl([X,X’],L_X\alpha’-i_{X’}d\alpha+(\nabla\lambda_{\mathrm{in}})(\lambda_{\mathrm{out}}’)+\lambda_{\mathrm{in}}’(\nabla\lambda_{\mathrm{out}}),\nabla_X\lambda_{\mathrm{out}}’-\nabla_{X’}\lambda_{\mathrm{out}},\nabla_X\lambda_{\mathrm{in}}’-\nabla_{X’}\lambda_{\mathrm{in}}\bigr)). Further, the integrability of almost Dirac structures (D \subset TM \oplus TM^ \oplus E \oplus E^) given by the graph of (\left(\begin{smallmatrix}\omega & -(A\circ\omega)^\A\circ\omega & 0\end{smallmatrix}\right)) for a two-form (\omega) on M or the cograph of (\left(\begin{smallmatrix}\pi & -A^\A & 0\end{smallmatrix}\right)) for a bivector field (\pi) on M is discussed, where the bundle map (A: TM^ \to E) models the port. Moreover, conditions are obtained to guarantee the integrability of almost Dirac structures induced by closing ports or by power-conserving interconnections. These conditions are formulated in terms of the covariant Schouten bracket defined in the Appendix.

Keywords

Dirac structure; Courant algebroid; Port-Hamiltonian system; Symplectic geometry; Poisson manifold; Integrability; 53D17; 70H05; 37J05; 70F20; 70G45

Citation

Journal: Journal of Nonlinear Science
Year: 2009
Volume: 19
Issue: 6
Pages: 717–738
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1007/s00332-009-9052-3

BibTeX

@article{Merker_2009,
  title={{On the Geometric Structure of Hamiltonian Systems with Ports}},
  volume={19},
  ISSN={1432-1467},
  DOI={10.1007/s00332-009-9052-3},
  number={6},
  journal={Journal of Nonlinear Science},
  publisher={Springer Science and Business Media LLC},
  author={Merker, Jochen},
  year={2009},
  pages={717--738}
}

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