Stability theory for dissipatively perturbed hamiltonian systems

It is shown that for an appropriate class of dissipatively perturbed Hamiltonian systems, the number of unstable modes of the dynamics linearized at a nondegenerate equilibrium is determined solely by the index of the equilibrium regarded as a critical point of the Hamiltonian. In addition, the movement of the associated eigenvalues in the limit of vanishing dissipation is analyzed. ©1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

PERIODIC SOLUTIONS OF ASYMPTOTICALLY LINEA RHAMILTONIAN SYSTEMS

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Periodic solutions with prescribed minimal period for convex autonomous hamiltonian systems

Clarke has shown that the problem of findingT-periodic solutions for a convex Hamiltonian system is equivalent to the problem of finding critical points to a certain functional, dual to the classical action functional. In this paper, we relate the Morse index of the critical point to the minimal period of the correspondingT-periodic solution. In particular, we show that if the critical point is obtained by the Ambrosetti-Rabinowitz mountain-pass theorem the corresponding solution has minimal periodT, that is, it cannot beT/k-periodic withk integer,k2. As a consequence, we prove that if the Hamiltonian is flat near an equilibrium and superquadratic near infinity, then for anyT>0, the corresponding Hamiltonian system has a periodic solution with minimal periodT.     

Morse theory for periodic solutions of hamiltonian systems and the maslov index

In this paper we prove Morse type inequalities for the contractible 1-periodic solutions of time dependent Hamiltonian differential equations on those compact symplectic manifolds M for which the symplectic form and the first Chern class of the tangent bundle vanish over π₂ (M). The proof is based on a version of infinite dimensional Morse theory which is due to Floer. The key point is an index theorem for the Fredholm operator which plays a central role in Floer homology. The index formula involves the Maslov index of nondegenerate contractible periodic solutions. This Maslov index plays the same role as the Morse index of a nondegenerate critical point does in finite dimensional Morse theory. We shall use this connection between Floer homology and Maslov index to establish the existence of infinitely many periodic solutions having integer periods provided that every 1-periodic solution has at least one Floquet multiplier which is not equal to 1.     

Multiple periodic solutions for non-canonical Hamiltonian systems with application to differential delay equations

We first establish Maslov index for non-canonical Hamiltonian system by using symplectic transformation for Hamiltonian system. Then the existence of multiple periodic solutions for the non-canonical Hamiltonian system is obtained by applying the Maslov index and Morse theory. As an application of the results, we study a class of non-autonomous differential delay equation which can be changed to non-canonical Hamiltonian system and obtain the existence of multiple periodic solutions for the equation by employing variational method.     

Limit Point, strong limit point and Dirichlet conditions for discrete Hamiltonian systems

This paper deals with discrete Hamiltonian systems with a singular endpoint. The limit point condition, the strong limit point condition and the Dirichlet condition are studied based on asymptotic behaviors or square summabilities in the maximal domains. The equivalence between the limit point and strong limit point conditions is established for a class of such systems; and for degenerated Hamiltonian system, the three conditions are shown to imply each other.     

On the Constructive Algorithm for Stability Analysis of an Equilibrium Point of a Periodic Hamiltonian System with Two Degrees of Freedom in the Second-order Resonance Case

This paper is concerned with a nonautonomous Hamiltonian system with two degrees of freedom whose Hamiltonian is a 2π-periodic function of time and analytic in a neighborhood of an equilibrium point. It is assumed that the system exhibits a secondorder resonance, i. e., the system linearized in a neighborhood of the equilibrium point has a double multiplier equal to ?1. The case of general position is considered when the monodromy matrix is not reduced to diagonal form and the equilibrium point is linearly unstable. In this case, a nonlinear analysis is required to draw conclusions on the stability (or instability) of the equilibrium point in the complete system.In this paper, a constructive algorithm for a rigorous stability analysis of the equilibrium point of the above-mentioned system is presented. This algorithm has been developed on the basis of a method proposed in [1]. The main idea of this method is to construct and normalize a symplectic map generated by the phase flow of a Hamiltonian system.It is shown that the normal form of the Hamiltonian function and the generating function of the corresponding symplectic map contain no third-degree terms. Explicit formulae are obtained which allow one to calculate the coefficients of the normal form of the Hamiltonian in terms of the coefficients of the generating function of a symplectic map.The developed algorithm is applied to solve the problem of stability of resonant rotations of a symmetric satellite.     

Maslov index, Poincaré-Birkhoff Theorem and Periodic Solutions of Asymptotically Linear Planar Hamiltonian Systems

We study the relationship between the twist condition in the Poincaré-Birkhoff fixed point theorem and the assumptions on the Maslov index for asymptotically linear planar Hamiltonian systems. For this aim, we develop a variant of the Poincaré-Birkhoff theorem which, together with its classical version, allows to obtain a lower bound for the number of nontrivial periodic solutions in terms of the gap between the Maslov indexes associated to the linearizations of the planar system at zero and at infinity.     

Singular Sturmian separation theorems on unbounded intervals for linear Hamiltonian systems

In this paper we develop new fundamental results in the Sturmian theory for nonoscillatory linear Hamiltonian systems on an unbounded interval. We introduce a new concept of a multiplicity of a focal point at infinity for conjoined bases and, based on this notion, we prove singular Sturmian separation theorems on an unbounded interval. The main results are formulated in terms of the (minimal) principal solutions at both endpoints of the considered interval, and include exact formulas as well as optimal estimates for the numbers of proper focal points of one or two conjoined bases. As a natural tool we use the comparative index, which was recently implemented into the theory of linear Hamiltonian systems by the authors and independently by J. Elyseeva. Throughout the paper we do not assume any controllability condition on the system. Our results turn out to be new even in the completely controllable case.     

Flow topology in an L-shaped cavity with lids moving in the same directions

Flow development and eddy structure in an L-shaped cavity with lids moving in the same directions have been investigated using both tools from topological and numerical methods. In particular, structural bifurcation near a nonsimple degenerate point is investigated by making a local analysis of the velocity field based on a Taylor series expansion. The streamlines of a Hamiltonian vector field system are simplified by using the homotopy invariance of the index theory. A series of bifurcation curves are constructed to determine the sequence of flow structures by which eddies are generated in the L-shaped cavity.     

NONOSCILLATION AT A FINITE POINT FOR LINEAR HAMILTONIAN SYSTEM

Using the associated quadratic functional of the Hamiltonian system, we obtain the non-oscillation of all the prepared solutions for the Hamiltonian system at a finite point.     

Maslov index for homoclinic orbits of Hamiltonian systems

A useful tool for studying nonlinear differential equations is index theory. For symplectic paths on bounded intervals, the index theory has been completely established, which revealed tremendous applications in the study of periodic orbits of Hamiltonian systems. Nevertheless, analogous questions concerning homoclinic orbits are still left open. In this paper we use a geometric approach to set up Maslov index for homoclinic orbits of Hamiltonian systems. On the other hand, a relative Morse index for homoclinic orbits will be derived through Fredholm index theory. It will be shown that these two indices coincide.     

Spectral analysis of a two body problem with zero-range perturbation

We consider a class of singular, zero-range perturbations of the Hamiltonian of a quantum system composed by a test particle and a harmonic oscillator in dimension one, two and three and we study its spectrum. In fact we give a detailed characterization of point spectrum and its asymptotic behavior with respect to the parameters entering the Hamiltonian. We also partially describe the positive spectrum and scattering properties of the Hamiltonian.     

Linear Hamiltonian Systems: Quadratic Integrals,Singular Subspaces and Stability

A chain of quadratic first integrals of general linear Hamiltonian systems that have not been represented in canonical form is found. Their involutiveness is established and the problem of their functional independence is studied. The key role in the study of a Hamiltonian system is played by an integral cone which is obtained by setting known quadratic first integrals equal to zero. A singular invariant isotropic subspace is shown to pass through each point of the integral cone, and its dimension is found. The maximal dimension of such subspaces estimates from above the degree of instability of the Hamiltonian system. The stability of typical Hamiltonian systems is shown to be equivalent to the degeneracy of the cone to an equilibrium point. General results are applied to the investigation of linear mechanical systems with gyroscopic forces and finite-dimensional quantum systems.     

Index theory, nontrivial solutions, and asymptotically linear second-order Hamiltonian systems

In this paper, we consider the existence and multiplicity of solutions of second-order Hamiltonian systems. We propose a generalized asymptotically linear condition on the gradient of Hamiltonian function, classify the linear Hamiltonian systems, prove the monotonicity of the index function, and obtain some new conditions on the existence and multiplicity for generalized asymptotically linear Hamiltonian systems by global analysis methods such as the Leray-Schauder degree theory, the Morse theory, the Ljusternik-Schnirelman theory, etc.     

Index theory for linear selfadjoint operator equations and nontrivial solutions for asymptotically linear operator equations

We develop index theories for linear selfadjoint operator equations and investigate multiple solutions for asymptotically linear operator equations. The operator equations consist of two kinds: the first has finite Morse index and can be used to investigate second order Hamiltonian systems and elliptic partial differential equations; the second may have infinite Morse index and can be used to investigate first order Hamiltonian systems.     

斜对角无穷维Hamilton算子的点谱和特征函数系辛结构的非退化性

本文研究斜对角无穷维Hamilton算子$H=\begin{pmatrix}0&B\\C&0\end{pmatrix}$的点谱和特征函数系辛结构的非退化性, 给出斜对角无穷维Hamilton算子$H$的特征函数系具有非退化辛结构的充分必要条件. 基于此, 进一步刻画了斜对角无穷维Hamilton算子$H$的点谱分别包含于实轴、虚轴以及其它区域的充分必要条件. 最后, 以板弯曲问题和弦振动问题中导出的斜对角无穷维Hamilton算子为例, 验证了所得结论的正确性.     

Homoclinic orbits for a class of first-order nonperiodic asymptotically quadratic Hamiltonian systems with spectrum point zero

In this paper, we study the existence and multiplicity of homoclinic orbits for a class of first-order nonperiodic Hamiltonian systems. By applying two recent critical point theorems for strongly indefinite functionals, we give some new criteria to guarantee that Hamiltonian systems with asymptotically quadratic terms and spectrum point zero have at least one and a finite number of pairs of homoclinic orbits under some adequate conditions, respectively.