Compatible Nonlocal Poisson Brackets of Hydrodynamic Type and Integrable Hierarchies Related to Them

We construct integrable bi-Hamiltonian hierarchies related to compatible nonlocal Poisson brackets of hydrodynamic type and solve the problem of the canonical form for a pair of compatible nonlocal Poisson brackets of hydrodynamic type. A system of equations describing compatible nonlocal Poisson brackets of hydrodynamic type is derived. This system can be integrated by the inverse scattering problem method. Any solution of this integrable system generates integrable bi-Hamiltonian systems of hydrodynamic type according to explicit formulas. We construct a theory of Poisson brackets of the special Liouville type. This theory plays an important role in the construction of integrable hierarchies.     

Bifurcation analysis of the Zhukovskii-Volterra system via bi-Hamiltonian approach

The main goal of this paper consists of bifurcation analysis of classical integrable Zhukovskii-Volterra system. We use the fact that the ZV system is bi-Hamiltonian and apply new techniques [1] for analysis of singularities of bi-Hamiltonian systems, which can be formulated as follows: the structure of singularities of a bi-Hamiltonian system is determined by that of the corresponding compatible Poisson brackets.     

The generalized Kupershmidt deformation for constructing new discrete integrable systems

It is known that the KdV6 equation can be represented as the Kupershmidt deformation of the KdV equation. We propose a generalized Kupershmidt deformation for constructing new discrete integrable systems starting from the bi-Hamiltonian structure of a discrete integrable system. We consider the Toda, Kac-van Moerbeke, and Ablowitz-Ladik hierarchies and obtain Lax representations for these new deformed systems. The generalized Kupershmidt deformation provides a new way to construct discrete integrable systems.     

Reduction and realization in toda and volterra

We construct a new symplectic, bi-Hamiltonian realization of the KM-system by reducing the corresponding one for the Toda lattice. The bi-Hamiltonian pair is constructed using a reduction theorem of Fernandes and Vanhaecke. In this paper we also review the important work of Moser on the Toda and KM-systems.      

Master symmetries for Volterra equation, Belov–Chaltikian and Blaszak–Marciniak lattice equations

It is shown how to derive master symmetries for nonlinear lattice equations systematically using the basic principles but without using either their zero curvature equations or the bi-Hamiltonian structure. This has been illustrated for Volterra equation, two coupled Belov–Chaltikian (BC), and three coupled Blaszak–Marciniak (BM) lattice equations. The existence of a sequence of master symmetries is one of the characteristics of completely integrable nonlinear partial differential and differential–difference equations admitting Hamiltonian structure.     

Integrable Hamiltonian systems connected with graded Lie algebras

In this paper there is given a geometric scheme for constructing integrable Hamiltonian systems based on Lie groups, generalizing the construction of M. Adler. The operation of this scheme is considered for parabolic decompositions of semisimple Lie groups. Fundamental examples of integrable systems are connected with graded Lie algebras. Among them are the generalized periodic chains of Toda, multidimensional tops, and the motion of a point on various homogeneous spaces in a quadratic potential.Translated from Zapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov Leningradskogo Otdeleniya Matematicheskogo Instituta im. V. A. Steklova AN SSSR, Vol. 95, pp. 3–54, 1980.     

Nonlocal symmetries and recursion operators: Partial differential and differential-difference equations

A systematic method to derive the nonlocal symmetries for partial differential and differential-difference equations with two independent variables is presented and shown that the Korteweg-de Vries (KdV) and Burger's equations, Volterra and relativistic Toda (RT) lattice equations admit a sequence of nonlocal symmetries. An algorithm, exploiting the obtained nonlocal symmetries, is proposed to derive recursion operators involving nonlocal variables and illustrated it for the KdV and Burger's equations, Volterra and RT lattice equations and shown that the former three equations admit factorisable recursion operators while the RT lattice equation possesses (2×2) matrix factorisable recursion operator. The existence of nonlocal symmetries and the corresponding recursion operator of partial differential and differential-difference equations does not always determine their mathematical structures, for example, bi-Hamiltonian representation.     

Poisson pencils, algebraic integrability, and separation of variables

In this paper we review a recently introduced method for solving the Hamilton-Jacobi equations by the method of Separation of Variables. This method is based on the notion of pencil of Poisson brackets and on the bihamiltonian approach to integrable systems. We discuss how separability conditions can be intrinsically characterized within such a geometrical set-up, the definition of the separation coordinates being encompassed in the bihamiltonian structure itself. We finally discuss these constructions studying in details a particular example, based on a generalization of the classical Toda Lattice.     

Geometrical correspondence of the Miura transformation induced from affine Kac–Moody algebras

The Miura transformation plays a crucial role in the study of integrable systems. There have been various extensions of the Miura transformation, which have been used to relate different kinds of integrable equations and to classify the bi-Hamiltonian structures. In this paper, we are mainly concerned with the geometric aspects of the Miura transformation. The generalized Miura transformations from the mKdV-type hierarchies to the KdV-type hierarchies are constructed under both algebraic and geometric settings. It is shown that the Miura transformations not only relate integrable curve flows in different geometries but also induce the transition between different moving frames. Moreover, the Miura transformation gives the factorization of generating operators of constraint Gelfand–Dickey hierarchy. Other geometric formulations are also investigated.     

The Liouville Canonical Form for Compatible Nonlocal Poisson Brackets of Hydrodynamic Type and Integrable Hierarchies

We reduce an arbitrary pair of compatible nonlocal Poisson brackets of hydrodynamic type generated by metrics of constant Riemannian curvature (compatible Mokhov–Ferapontov brackets) to a canonical form, find an integrable system describing all such pairs, and, for an arbitrary solution of this integrable system, i.e., for any pair of compatible Poisson brackets in question, construct (in closed form) integrable bi-Hamiltonian systems of hydrodynamic type possessing this pair of compatible Poisson brackets of hydrodynamic type. The corresponding special canonical forms of metrics of constant Riemannian curvature are considered. A theory of special Liouville coordinates for Poisson brackets is developed. We prove that the classification of these compatible Poisson brackets is equivalent to the classification of special Liouville coordinates for Mokhov–Ferapontov brackets.     

Poisson brackets of mappings obtained as (<Emphasis Type="Italic">q</Emphasis>,−<Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>) reductions of lattice equations

In this paper, we present Poisson brackets of certain classes of mappings obtained as general periodic reductions of integrable lattice equations. The Poisson brackets are derived from a Lagrangian, using the so-called Ostrogradsky transformation. The (q,?p) reductions are (p + q)-dimensional maps and explicit Poisson brackets for such reductions of the discrete KdV equation, the discrete Lotka–Volterra equation, and the discrete Liouville equation are included. Lax representations of these equations can be used to construct sufficiently many integrals for the reductions. As examples we show that the (3,?2) reductions of the integrable partial difference equations are Liouville integrable in their own right.     

The geometry of integrable and superintegrable systems

We consider the automorphism group of the geometry of an integrable system. The geometric structure used to obtain it is generated by a normal-form representation of integrable systems that is independent of any additional geometric structure like symplectic, Poisson, etc. Such a geometric structure ensures a generalized toroidal bundle on the carrier space of the system. Noncanonical diffeomorphisms of this structure generate alternative Hamiltonian structures for completely integrable Hamiltonian systems. The energy-period theorem for dynamical systems implies the first nontrivial obstruction to the equivalence of integrable systems.     

Two families of Liouville integrable lattice equations

By virtue of zero curvature representations, we are successful to generate the Lax representations of two hierarchies of discrete lattice equations respectively, which are derived from two new and interesting 3 × 3 matrix spectral problems. Moreover, by using the trace identity, the bi-Hamiltonian structures of the above systems are given, and it is shown that they are integrable in the Liouville sense. Finally, infinitely many conservation laws for the second hierarchy of lattice equations are given by a direct method.     

A convexity theorem for three tangled Hamiltonian torus actions,and super-integrable systems

A completely integrable system on a symplectic manifold is called super-integrable when the number of independent integrals of motion is more than half the dimension of the manifold. Several important completely integrable systems are super-integrable: the harmonic oscillators, the Kepler system, the non-periodic Toda lattice, etc. Motivated by an additional property of the super-integrable system of the Toda lattice (Agrotis et al., 2006) [2], we will give a generalization of the Atiyah and Guillemin–Sternberg?s convexity theorem.     

The binary nonlinearization of generalized Toda hierarchy by a special choice of parameters

A new discrete matrix spectral problem with two arbitrary constants is introduced. The corresponding 2-parameter hierarchy of integrable lattice equations, which can be reduced to the hierarchy of Toda lattice, is obtained by discrete zero curvature representation. Moreover, the Hamiltonian structure and a hereditary operators are deduced by applying the discrete trace identity. Finally, an integrable symplectic map and a family of finite-dimensional integrable systems are given by the binary nonlinearization for the resulting hierarchy by a special choice of parameters.     

Bi-Hamiltonian structures and singularities of integrable systems

A Hamiltonian system on a Poisson manifold M is called integrable if it possesses sufficiently many commuting first integrals f ₁, … f _s which are functionally independent on M almost everywhere. We study the structure of the singular set K where the differentials df ₁, …, df _s become linearly dependent and show that in the case of bi-Hamiltonian systems this structure is closely related to the properties of the corresponding pencil of compatible Poisson brackets. The main goal of the paper is to illustrate this relationship and to show that the bi-Hamiltonian approach can be extremely effective in the study of singularities of integrable systems, especially in the case of many degrees of freedom when using other methods leads to serious computational problems. Since in many examples the underlying bi-Hamiltonian structure has a natural algebraic interpretation, the technology developed in this paper allows one to reformulate analytic and topological questions related to the dynamics of a given system into pure algebraic language, which leads to simple and natural answers.     

On the shapes of two-dimensional soliton perturbations in simple lattices

The Toda lattice and the discrete Korteweg-de Vries equation generalized to two dimensions are studied numerically. The interactions are assumed to be identical in both directions. It is shown that the equations have solutions in the form of plane linear and localized solitons. In contrast to equations integrable by the inverse scattering method, the parameters of solitons change in the course of their interaction and additional wave structures are formed. The basic types of solutions characterizing these processes are presented.     

System of equations for stimulated combination scattering and the related double periodic <Emphasis Type="Italic">A</Emphasis><Stack><Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis></Subscript><Superscript>(1)</Superscript></Stack> Toda chains

We consider a system of equations describing stimulated combination scattering of light. We show that solutions of this system are expressed in terms of two solutions of the sine-Gordon equation that are related to each other by a Bäcklund transformation. We also show that this system is integrable and admits a Zakharov-Shabat pair. In the general case, the system of equations for the Bäcklund transformation of periodic A _n ⁽¹⁾ Toda chains is also shown to be integrable and to have a Zakharov-Shabat pair.