Conformal Invariance and Conserved Quantity for the Nonholonomic System of Chetaev’s Type

In this paper the definition of conformal invariance and determining equation for the holonomic system which correspond to a nonholonomic system of Chetaev’s type are provided. Conformal factor expression is deduced through relationship between a system’s conformal invariance and Lie symmetry. The necessary and sufficient condition that the system’s conformal invariance would be Lie symmetry under transformations by the infinitesimal one-parameter transformation group is obtained. The conformal invariance of weak and strong Lie symmetry for the nonholonomic system of Chetaev’s type is given using restriction equations and additional restriction equations. And the system’s corresponding conserved quantity is derived with the aid of a structure equation that gauge function satisfied. Lastly, an example is taken to illustrate the application of the result.