First Integrals and Integral Invariants of Relativistic Birkhoffian Systems

For a relativistic Birkhoffian system, the first integrals and the construction of integral invariants arestudied. Firstly, the cyclic integrals and the generalized energy integral of the system are found by using the perfectdifferential method. Secondly, the equations of nonsimultaneous variation of the system are established by using therelation between the simultaneous variation and the nonsimultaneous variation. Thirdly, the relation between the firstintegral and the integral invariant of the system is studied, and it is proved that, using a first integral, we can construct anintegral invariant of the system. Finally, the relation between the relativistic Birkhoffian dynamics and the relativisticHamiltonian dynamics is discussed, and the first integrals and the integral invariants of the relativistic Hamiltoniansystem are obtained. Two examples are given to illustrate the application of the results.