Partial preservation of frequencies and floquet exponents in KAM theory

Under a small perturbation of a completely integrable Hamiltonian system, invariant tori with Diophantine frequencies of motion are not destroyed but only slightly deformed, provided that the Hessian (with respect to the action variables) of the unperturbed Hamiltonian vanishes nowhere (the Kolmogorov nondegeneracy). The motion on every perturbed torus is quasiperiodic with the same frequencies. In this sense the frequencies of invariant tori of the unperturbed system are preserved. Recently, it has been found that the Kolmogorov nondegeneracy condition can be weakened so as to guarantee the preservation of only some subset of frequencies. Such partial preservation of frequencies can also be defined for lower dimensional invariant tori, whose dimension is less than the number of degrees of freedom. We consider a more general problem of partial preservation not only of the frequencies of invariant tori but also of their Floquet exponents (the eigenvalues of the coefficient matrix of the variational equation along the torus). The results are formulated for Hamiltonian, reversible, and dissipative systems (with a complete proof for the reversible case). Original Russian Text ? M.B. Sevryuk, 2007, published in Trudy Matematicheskogo Instituta imeni V.A. Steklova, 2007, Vol. 259, pp. 174–202.     

Partial preservation of frequencies and floquet exponents in KAM theory

Under a small perturbation of a completely integrable Hamiltonian system, invariant tori with Diophantine frequencies of motion are not destroyed but only slightly deformed, provided that the Hessian (with respect to the action variables) of the unperturbed Hamiltonian vanishes nowhere (the Kolmogorov nondegeneracy). The motion on every perturbed torus is quasiperiodic with the same frequencies. In this sense the frequencies of invariant tori of the unperturbed system are preserved. Recently, it has been found that the Kolmogorov nondegeneracy condition can be weakened so as to guarantee the preservation of only some subset of frequencies. Such partial preservation of frequencies can also be defined for lower dimensional invariant tori, whose dimension is less than the number of degrees of freedom. We consider a more general problem of partial preservation not only of the frequencies of invariant tori but also of their Floquet exponents (the eigenvalues of the coefficient matrix of the variational equation along the torus). The results are formulated for Hamiltonian, reversible, and dissipative systems (with a complete proof for the reversible case).     

Unfolding the torus: Oscillator geometry from time delays

Summary We present a simple method of plotting the trajectories of systems of weakly coupled oscillators. Our algorithm uses the time delays between the “firings” of the oscillators. For any system ofn weakly coupled oscillators there is an attracting invariantn-dimensional torus, and the attractor is a subset of this invariant torus. The invariant torus intersects a suitable codimension-1 surface of section at an (n−1)-dimensional torus. The dynamics ofn coupled oscillators can thus be reduced,in principle, to the study of Poincaré maps of the (n−1)-dimensional torus. This paper gives apractical algorithm for measuring then−1 angles on the torus. Since visualization of 3 (or higher) dimensional data is difficult we concentrate onn=3 oscillators. For three oscillators, a standard projection of the Poincaré map onto the plane yields a projection of the 2-torus which is 4-to-1 over most of the torus, making it difficult to observe the structure of the attractor. Our algorithm allows a direct measurement of the 2 angles on the torus, so we can plot a 1-to-1 map from the invariant torus to the “unfolded torus” where opposite edges of a square are identified. In the cases where the attractor is a torus knot, the knot type of the attractor is obvious in our projection.     

Persistence of Lower Dimensional Tori for a Class of Nearly Integrable Reversible Systems

In this paper we consider the persistence of lower dimensional invariant tori for a class of reversible systems, and prove that if the average of the linear terms has full rank, then the invariant torus with Diophantine frequencies persists under small perturbations.     

Smooth singular flows in dimension 2 with the minimal self-joining property

It is proved that some velocity changes in flows on the torus determined by quasi-periodic Hamiltonians on : where α₁/α₂ is an irrational number with bounded partial quotients, lead to singular flows on with an ergodic component having a minimal set of self-joinings. Authors’ address: K. Frączek and M. Lemańczyk, Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, Nicolaus Copernicus University, ul. Chopina 12/18, 87-100 Toruń, Poland Research partially supported by KBN grant 1 P03A and by Marie Curie “Transfer of Knowledge” program, project MTKD-CT-2005-030042 (TODEQ) 03826.     

On a maximal torus in subgroups of a general linear group

Let k be a field, K/k a finite extension of it of degree n. We denote G=Aut(kK), G_o=Aut(k K) and fix in K a basis ω₁,...,ω_n over k. In this basis, to any automorphism group of kK there corresponds a matrix group, which is denoted by the same symbol. Let G′≤G., In this paper, the conditions under which G′⊎G_o is a maximal torus in G′ are studied. The calculation of N_G′(G′⊎G_o) is carried out, provided that thee conditions are fulfilled. The case G′=SL (kK) is of particular interset. It is known that for Galois extensions and for extensions of algebraic number fields, G′⊎G_o is a maximal torus in G′. Bibligraphy: 2 titles. Translated fromZapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov POMI, Vol. 227, 1995. pp. 15–22.     

Positivity of the two-particle Hamiltonian on a lattice

We consider a two-particle Hamiltonian on the d-dimensional lattice ℤ^d. We find a sufficient condition for the positivity of a family of operators h(k) appearing after the “separation of the center of mass” of a system of two particles depending on the values of the total quasimomentum k ∈ T^d (where T^d is a d-dimensional torus). We use the obtained result to show that the operator h(k) has positive eigenvalues for nonzero k ∈ T^d. __________ Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Matematicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 153, No. 3, pp. 381–387, December, 2007.     

KAM-Type Theorem on Resonant Surfaces for Nearly Integrable Hamiltonian Systems

Summary. In this paper, we consider analytic perturbations of an integrable Hamiltonian system in a given resonant surface. It is proved that, for most frequencies on the resonant surface, the resonant torus foliated by nonresonant lower dimensional tori is not destroyed completely and that there are some lower dimensional tori which survive the perturbation if the Hamiltonian satisfies a certain nondegenerate condition. The surviving tori might be elliptic, hyperbolic, or of mixed type. This shows that there are many orbits in the resonant zone which are regular as in the case of integrable systems. This behavior might serve as an obstacle to Arnold diffusion. The persistence of hyperbolic lower dimensional tori has been considered by many authors [5], [6], [15], [16], mainly for multiplicity one resonant case. To deal with the mechanisms of the destruction of the resonant tori of higher multiplicity into nonhyperbolic lower dimensional tori, we have to deal with some small coefficient matrices that are the generalization of small divisors. Received December 18, 1997; revised December 30, 1998; accepted June 21, 1999     

Persistence of lower dimensional tori of general types in Hamiltonian systems

This work is a generalization to a result of J. You (1999). We study the persistence of lower dimensional tori of general type in Hamiltonian systems of general normal forms. By introducing a modified linear KAM iterative scheme to deal with small divisors, we shall prove a persistence result, under a Melnikov type of non-resonance condition, which particularly allows multiple and degenerate normal frequencies of the unperturbed lower dimensional tori.

     

A solution to the lower dimensional Busemann-Petty problem in the hyperbolic space

The lower dimensional Busemann-Petty problem asks whether origin symmetric convex bodies in ℝⁿ with smaller volume of all k-dimensional sections necessarily have smaller volume. As proved by Bourgain and Zhang, the answer to this question is negative if k>3. The problem is still open for k = 2, 3. In this article we formulate and completely solve the lower dimensional Busemann-Petty problem in the hyperbolic space ℍⁿ.     

Bifurcations of resonant solutions and chaos in physical pendulum equation with suspension axis vibrations

This paper is a continuation of ＂Complex Dynamics in Physical Pendulum Equation with Suspension Axis Vibrations＂[1].In this paper,we investigate the existence and the bifurcations of resonant solution for ω0：ω：Ω ≈ 1：1：n,1：2：n,1：3：n,2：1：n and 3：1：n by using second-order averaging method,give a criterion for the existence of resonant solution for ω0：ω：Ω ≈ 1：m：n by using Melnikov＇s method and verify the theoretical analysis by numerical simulations.By numerical simulation,we expose some other interesting dynamical behaviors including the entire invariant torus region,the cascade of invariant torus behaviors,the entire chaos region without periodic windows,chaotic region with complex periodic windows,the entire period-one orbits region;the jumping behaviors including invariant torus behaviors converting to period-one orbits,from chaos to invariant torus behaviors or from invariant torus behaviors to chaos,from period-one to chaos,from invariant torus behaviors to another invariant torus behaviors;the interior crisis;and the different nice invariant torus attractors and chaotic attractors.The numerical results show the difference of dynamical behaviors for the physical pendulum equation with suspension axis vibrations between the cases under the three frequencies resonant condition and under the periodic/quasi-periodic perturbations.It exhibits many invariant torus behaviors under the resonant conditions.We find a lot of chaotic behaviors which are different from those under the periodic/quasi-periodic perturbations.However,we did not find the cascades of period-doubling bifurcation.     

The 1:±2 resonance

On the linear level elliptic equilibria of Hamiltonian systems are mere superpositions of harmonic oscillators. Non-linear terms can produce instability, if the ratio of frequencies is rational and the Hamiltonian is indefinite. In this paper we study the frequency ratio ±1/2 and its unfolding. In particular we show that for the indefinite case (1:−2) the frequency ratio map in a neighborhood of the origin has a critical point, i.e. the twist condition is violated for one torus on every energy surface near the energy of the equilibrium. In contrast, we show that the frequency map itself is non-degenerate (i.e. the Kolmogorov non-degeneracy condition holds) for every torus in a neighborhood of the equilibrium point. As a by product of our analysis of the frequency map we obtain another proof of fractional monodromy in the 1:−2 resonance.      

The subgroups of the group gl(2,k) that contain a nonsplit maximal torus

In the group GL(2,k), the lattice of the intermediate subgroups that contain the maximal nonsplit torus is studied for a field k of characteristic different from 2. In a number of cases, when formulating the results some additional restrictions are imposed. Bibliography: 3 titles. Translated fromZapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov POMI, Vol. 211, 1994, pp. 136–146. Translated by A. I. Skopin.     

Some bendings of a long cylinder

Elementary tools are applied to describe piecewise-linear isometric embeddings of cylindrical surfaces in ℝ³. Let T² be a flat torus, let γ⊂T² be the shortest closed geodesic of length l_o, and let k be a fixed positive integer. We assume that if l is the length of any closed geodesic on T² which is homotopic neither to γ nor to any power of γ, then l>kl₀. It is shown how to embed T² in ℝ³ if k is sufficiently large. The same problem is solved for a flat skew torus T². It is also shown that if a knot of arbitrary type in ℝ³ is fixed and k is sufficiently large, then T² can be isometrically embedded in ℝ³ as a tube knotted according to the type of fixed knot. Bibliography; 4 titles. Translated from Zapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov POMI, Vol. 246, 1997, pp. 66–83. Translated by S. Yu. Pilyugin.     

Hamiltonian Stationary Lagrangian Surfaces in <Emphasis Type="Italic">ℂP</Emphasis><Superscript>2</Superscript>

In this paper we use a new equivalent condition of Hamiltonian stationary Lagrangian surfaces in ℂP² to show that any Hamiltonian stationary Lagrangian torus in ℂP² can be constructed from a pair of commuting Hamiltonian ODEs on a finite dimensional subspace of a certain loop Lie algebra, i.e., is of finite type. Mathematics Subject Classifications (2000): Primary 53C40; Secondary 53C42, 53D12     

Vector Invariants in Arbitrary Characteristic

Let k be an algebraically closed field of characteristic p ≥ 0. Let H be a subgroup of GL_n(k). We are interested in the determination of the vector invariants of H. When the characteristic of k is 0, it is known that the invariants of d vectors, d ≥ n, are obtained from those of n vectors by polarization. This result is not true when char k = p > 0 even in the case where H is a torus. However, we show that the algebra of invariants is always the p-root closure of the algebra of polarized invariants. We also give conditions for the two algebras to be equal, relating equality to good filtrations and saturated subgroups. As applications, we discuss the cases where H is finite or a classical group.     

Multi-Poisson Structures and Moyal Quantization

Here, we present the star product for multi-Poisson structures. The Moyal quantization formalism corresponding to these structures is constructed. The case of a multi-area preserving algebra on the 2s–dimensional torus T^2s is explicit.