Non-existence of an invariant measure for a homogeneous ellipsoid rolling on the plane
It is known that the reduced equations for an axially symmetric homogeneous ellipsoid that rolls without slipping on the plane possess a smooth invariant measure. We show that such an invariant measure does not exist in the case when all of the semi-axes of the ellipsoid have different length.
Article:
Non-existence of an invariant measure for a homogeneous ellipsoid rolling on the plane
Journal:
Preprint
Year:
2013
URL:
http://arxiv.org/abs/1306.4237