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Dirac structures are used as the underlying structure to mathematically formalizeport-Hamiltonian systems. This note approaches the Dirac structures forinfinite-dimensional systems using the theory of linear relations on Hilbert spaces.First, a kernel representation for a Dirac structure is proposed. The one-to-onecorrespondence between Dirac structures and unitary operators is revisited. Further, theproposed kernel representation and a scattering representation are constructively related.Several illustrative examples are also presented in the paper.

We give a local normal form for Dirac structures. As a consequence, we show that the dimensions of the pre-symplectic leaves of a Dirac manifold have the same parity. We also show that, given a point m of a Dirac manifold M, there is a well-defined transverse Poisson structure to the pre-symplectic leaf P through m. Finally, we describe the neighborhood of a pre-symplectic leaf in terms of geometric data. This description agrees with that given by Vorobjev for the Poisson case.

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A Kernel Representation of Dirac Structures forInfinite-dimensional Systems

On the local structure of Dirac manifolds

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A Kernel Representation of Dirac Structures forInfinite-dimensional Systems

On the local structure of Dirac manifolds