Persistence of hyperbolic tori in Hamiltonian systems

We generalize the well-known result of Graff and Zehnder on the persistence of hyperbolic invariant tori in Hamiltonian systems by considering non-Floquet, frequency varying normal forms and allowing the degeneracy of the unperturbed frequencies. The preservation of part or full frequency components associated to the degree of non-degeneracy is considered. As applications, we consider the persistence problem of hyperbolic tori on a submanifold of a nearly integrable Hamiltonian system and the persistence problem of a fixed invariant hyperbolic torus in a non-integrable Hamiltonian system.     

Construction of invariant whiskered tori by a parameterization method. Part I: Maps and flows in finite dimensions

We present theorems which provide the existence of invariant whiskered tori in finite-dimensional exact symplectic maps and flows. The method is based on the study of a functional equation expressing that there is an invariant torus.We show that, given an approximate solution of the invariance equation which satisfies some non-degeneracy conditions, there is a true solution nearby. We call this an a posteriori approach.The proof of the main theorems is based on an iterative method to solve the functional equation.The theorems do not assume that the system is close to integrable nor that it is written in action-angle variables (hence we can deal in a unified way with primary and secondary tori). It also does not assume that the hyperbolic bundles are trivial and much less that the hyperbolic motion can be reduced to constant linear map.The a posteriori formulation allows us to justify approximate solutions produced by many non-rigorous methods (e.g. formal series expansions, numerical methods). The iterative method is not based on transformation theory, but rather on successive corrections. This makes it possible to adapt the method almost verbatim to several infinite-dimensional situations, which we will discuss in a forthcoming paper. We also note that the method leads to fast and efficient algorithms. We plan to develop these improvements in forthcoming papers.     

The approximate decomposition of exponential order of slow-fast motions in multifrequency systems

This paper deals with multifrequency slow-fast systems. It is shown that, under a suitable change of coordinates, the system can be reduced to a simple form such that slow motions are described by autonomous equations except for exponential error of perturbations. Hence, the fast and slow motions are decoupled. The Newton rapid iteration is used. In addition, for a perturbation, only the smallness condition is needed.     

Hypocoercivity for Kolmogorov backward evolution equations and applications

In this article we extend the modern, powerful and simple abstract Hilbert space strategy for proving hypocoercivity that has been developed originally by Dolbeault, Mouhot and Schmeiser in [16]. As well-known, hypocoercivity methods imply an exponential decay to equilibrium with explicit computable rate of convergence. Our extension is now made for studying the long-time behavior of some strongly continuous semigroup generated by a (degenerate) Kolmogorov backward operator L. Additionally, we introduce several domain issues into the framework. Necessary conditions for proving hypocoercivity need then only to be verified on some fixed operator core of L. Furthermore, the setting is also suitable for covering existence and construction problems as required in many applications. The methods are applicable to various, different, Kolmogorov backward evolution problems. As a main part, we apply the extended framework to the (degenerate) spherical velocity Langevin equation. This equation e.g. also appears in applied mathematics as the so-called fiber lay-down process. For the construction of the strongly continuous contraction semigroup we make use of modern hypoellipticity tools and perturbation theory.     

Lyapunov exponents and asymptotic dynamics in random Kolmogorov models

The current paper is devoted to the investigation of asymptotic dynamics in random Kolmogorov models. Applying the theory of principal Lyapunov exponents and the principal spectrum developed in the authors previous papers together with the concept of part metric it provides conditions for the existence of a globally attracting positive random equilibrium, the existence of a globally attracting uniformly positive random equilibrium, and the extinction in random Kolmogorov models. These results are an important complement to the existing ones.     

Symplectic homology and periodic orbits near symplectic submanifolds

We show that a small neighborhood of a closed symplectic submanifold in a geometrically bounded aspherical symplectic manifold has non-vanishing symplectic homology. As a consequence, we establish the existence of contractible closed characteristics on any thickening of the boundary of the neighborhood. When applied to twisted geodesic flows on compact symplectically aspherical manifolds, this implies the existence of contractible periodic orbits for a dense set of low energy values.     

On singularities of discontinuous vector fields

The subject of this paper concerns the classification of typical singularities of a class of discontinuous vector fields in 4D. The focus is on certain discontinuous systems having some symmetric properties.     

Orbits of unbounded energy in quasi-periodic perturbations of geodesic flows

We show that certain mechanical systems, including a geodesic flow in any dimension plus a quasi-periodic perturbation by a potential, have orbits of unbounded energy.The assumptions we make in the case of geodesic flows are:

(a)

The metric and the external perturbation are smooth enough.

(b)

The geodesic flow has a hyperbolic periodic orbit such that its stable and unstable manifolds have a tranverse homoclinic intersection.

(c)

The frequency of the external perturbation is Diophantine.

(d)

The external potential satisfies a generic condition depending on the periodic orbit considered in (b).

The assumptions on the metric are C² open and are known to be dense on many manifolds. The assumptions on the potential fail only in infinite codimension spaces of potentials.The proof is based on geometric considerations of invariant manifolds and their intersections. The main tools include the scattering map of normally hyperbolic invariant manifolds, as well as standard perturbation theories (averaging, KAM and Melnikov techniques).We do not need to assume that the metric is Riemannian and we obtain results for Finsler or Lorentz metrics. Indeed, there is a formulation for Hamiltonian systems satisfying scaling hypotheses. We do not need to make assumptions on the global topology of the manifold nor on its dimension.     

Periodic orbits on Riemannian manifolds under the action of an at most quadratic potential

In this paper we look for periodic orbits for a Lagrangian system in a complete Riemannian manifold under the action of an eventually unbounded potential. An upper bound on the fixed period is obtained by means of variational tools involving penalization arguments and Morse theory.     

Green bundles,Lyapunov exponents and regularity along the supports of the minimizing measures

In this article, we study the minimizing measures of the Tonelli Hamiltonians. More precisely, we study the relationships between the so-called Green bundles and various notions as:

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the Lyapunov exponents of minimizing measures;     

Uniform persistence for nonautonomous and random parabolic Kolmogorov systems

The purpose of this paper is to investigate uniform persistence for nonautonomous and random parabolic Kolmogorov systems via the skew-product semiflows approach. It is first shown that the uniform persistence of the skew-product semiflow associated with a nonautonomous (random) parabolic Kolmogorov system implies that of the system. Various sufficient conditions in terms of the so-called unsaturatedness and/or Lyapunov exponents for uniform persistence of the skew-product semiflows are then provided. Among others, it is shown that if the associated skew-product semiflow has a global attractor and its restriction to the boundary of the state space has a Morse decomposition which is unsaturated or whose external Lyapunov exponents are positive, then it is uniformly persistent. More specific conditions are discussed for uniform persistence in n-species, particularly 3-species, random competitive systems.     

Carrying simplices in nonautonomous and random competitive Kolmogorov systems

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the asymptotic behavior of positive solutions of nonautonomous and random competitive Kolmogorov systems via the skew-product flows approach. It is shown that there exists an unordered carrying simplex which attracts all nontrivial positive orbits of the skew-product flow associated with a nonautonomous (random) competitive Kolmogorov system.     

Weak solutions to stochastic porous media equations

A stochastic version of the porous medium equation is studied. The corresponding Kolmogorov equation is solved in a space where is an invariant measure. Then a weak solution, that is a solution in the sense of the corresponding martingale problem, is constructed.     

Existence of quasi-periodic solutions and Littlewood’s boundedness problem of sub-linear impact oscillators

In this paper, it is shown by a series of transformations that how Moser’s invariant curve theorem can be used to analyze the dynamical behavior of sub-linear Duffing-type equations with impact. We prove that all solutions are bounded, and that there are infinitely many periodic and quasi-periodic solutions in this impact case.     

Periodic solutions of symmetric autonomous Newtonian systems

In this paper we show the existence and bifurcation of T-periodic solutions of a special form for an autonomous Newtonian system with symmetry. If the phase-space R2n is equipped with the structure of an orthogonal representation (W,ρW) and the potential is invariant, then for every such a solution the set of indices of nonvanishing Fourier coefficients is finite and depends on W only. If the potential V depends on the squares of complex coordinates, then for every such a solution T is the minimal period.     

Moser's theorem for lower dimensional tori

Moser's C^?-version of Kolmogorov's theorem on the persistence of maximal quasi-periodic solutions for nearly-integrable Hamiltonian system is extended to the persistence of non-maximal quasi-periodic solutions corresponding to lower-dimensional elliptic tori of any dimension n between one and the number of degrees of freedom. The theorem is proved for Hamiltonian functions of class C^? for any ?>6n+5 and the quasi-periodic solutions are proved to be of class C^p for any p with 2<p<p_* for a suitable p_*=p_*(n,?)>2 (which tends to infinity when ?→∞).     

The Künneth formula in Floer homology for manifolds with restricted contact type boundary

We prove the Künneth formula in Floer (co)homology for manifolds with restricted contact type boundary. We use Viterbo's definition of Floer homology, involving the symplectic completion by adding a positive cone over the boundary. The Künneth formula implies the vanishing of Floer (co)homology for subcritical Stein manifolds. Other applications include the Weinstein conjecture in certain product manifolds, obstructions to exact Lagrangian embeddings, existence of holomorphic curves with Lagrangian boundary condition, as well as symplectic capacities. Supported by ENS Lyon, école Polytechnique (Palaiseau) and ETH (Zürich).     

Strengthening of the Kolmogorov Comparison Theorem and Kolmogorov Inequality and Their Applications

We obtain a strengthened version of the Kolmogorov comparison theorem. In particular, this enables us to obtain a strengthened Kolmogorov inequality for functions x L ^x (r), namely,