Nonholonomic system

A nonholonomic system in physics and mathematics is a physical system whose state depends on the path taken in order to achieve it. Such a system is described by a set of parameters subject to differential constraints and non-linear constraints, such that when the system evolves along a path in its parameter space (the parameters varying continuously in values) but finally returns to the original set of parameter values at the start of the path, the system itself may not have returned to its original state. Nonholonomic mechanics is autonomous division of Newtonian mechanics.[1]

  1. ^ Soltakhanov Yushkov Zegzhda, Sh.Kh Mikhail S. (May 2009). Mechanics of Non-holonomic Systems A New Class of Control Systems. Vol. 43. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. pp. XXIII. ISBN 9783540858478.