N-body dynamics on closed surfaces: the axioms of mechanics.

Proc Math Phys Eng Sci

Department de Matemàtica Aplicada , Facultat de Matemàtiques i Estadística, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya Pau Gargallo, 5. Barcelona 08028, Spain.

Published: August 2016

A major challenge for our understanding of the mathematical basis of particle dynamics is the formulation of N-body and N-vortex dynamics on Riemann surfaces. In this paper, we show how the two problems are, in fact, closely related when considering the role played by the intrinsic geometry of the surface. This enables a straightforward deduction of the dynamics of point masses, using recently derived results for point vortices on general closed differentiable surfaces endowed with a metric . We find, generally, that Kepler's Laws do not hold. What is more, even Newton's First Law (the law of inertia) fails on closed surfaces with variable curvature (e.g. the ellipsoid).

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