Abstract. The Birkhoffian and Birkhoff's functions of a rotational relativistic system are constructed, the Pfaff action of rotational relativistic system is defined, the Pfaff-Birkhoff principle of a rotational relativistic system is given and the Pfaff-Birkhoff-D'Alembert principles and Birkhoff's equations of rotational relativistic system are constructed. The geometrical description of a rotational relativistic system is studied and the exact properties of Birkhoff's equations and their forms on ×T*M for a rotational relativistic system are obtained. The global analysis of Birkhoff's equations for a rotational relativistic system is studied, the global properties of autonomous, semi-autonomous and non-autonomous rotational relativistic Birkhoff's equations and the geometrical properties of energy change for rotational relativistic Birkhoff's equations are given.

Keywords: rotational relativistic system, Birkhoff's equation, geometrical description, global analysis

PACC number: 0320

Print publication: Issue 4 (April 2001)
Received 4 August 2000, in final form 8 December 2000