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Symmetry reduction in the variational approach to Liouville dynamics

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In a recent paper, a variational principle for Liouville dynamics (vector fields preserving a volume form) was introduced. In the present paper, we discuss the relation between symmetries and conservation laws in Liouville dynamics. We recall a result by Crampin relating symmetries and conserved quantities in Liouville dynamics, and discuss how symmetry reduction is implemented in the frame of the variational principle for Liouville dynamics.

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