Toda Chains in the Jacobi Method

We use the Jacobi method to construct various integrable systems, such as the Stäckel systems and Toda chains, related to various root systems. We find canonical transformations that relate integrals of motion for the generalized open Toda chains of types B _n, C _n, and D _n.     

Stäckel transform of Lax equations

We construct a map between Lax equations for pairs of Liouville integrable Hamiltonian systems related by a multiparameter Stäckel transform. Using this map, we construct Lax representation for a wide class of separable systems by applying the multiparameter Stäckel transform to Lax equations of suitably chosen systems from a seed class. For a given separable system, we obtain in this way a set of nonequivalent Lax equations parameterized by an arbitrary function of the spectral parameter, as it is in the case of a related seed system.     

Sulla integrazione della equazione di Hamilton-Jacobi per separazione di variabili

Estratto da una lettera al Sig. Prof. P. Stäckel, a Kiel.     

Complete separation of variables in the free Hamilton-Jacobi equation

The theory of Stäckel spaces is generalized to the case when the coordinate system in which there is complete separation of variables in the free Hamilton-Jacobi equation contains complex variables. Theorems which establish necessary and sufficient criteria of such spaces are proved.Institute of High-Current Electronics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences. Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Matematicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 97, No. 2, pp. 250–269, November, 1993.     

Some new integrable systems constructed from the bi-Hamiltonian systems with pure differential Hamiltonian operators

When both Hamiltonian operators of a bi-Hamiltonian system are pure differential operators, we show that the generalized Kupershmidt deformation (GKD) developed from the Kupershmidt deformation in [10] offers an useful way to construct new integrable system starting from the bi-Hamiltonian system. We construct some new integrable systems by means of the generalized Kupershmidt deformation in the cases of Harry Dym hierarchy, classical Boussinesq hierarchy and coupled KdV hierarchy. We show that the GKD of Harry Dym equation, GKD of classical Boussinesq equation and GKD of coupled KdV equation are equivalent to the new integrable Rosochatius deformations of these soliton equations with self-consistent sources. We present the Lax pair for these new systems. Therefore the generalized Kupershmidt deformation provides a new way to construct new integrable systems from bi-Hamiltonian systems and also offers a new approach to obtain the Rosochatius deformation of soliton equation with self-consistent sources.     

On Reciprocal Equivalence of Stäckel Systems

In this paper we investigate Stäckel transforms between different classes of parameter‐dependent Stäckel separable systems of the same dimension. We show that the set of all Stäckel systems of the same dimension splits to equivalence classes so that all members within the same class can be connected by a single Stäckel transform. We also give an explicit formula relating solutions of two Stäckel‐related systems. These results show in particular that any two geodesic Stäckel systems are Stäckel equivalent in the sense that it is possible to transform one into another by a single Stäckel transform. We also simplify proofs of some known statements about multiparameter Stäckel transform.     

Projectively Equivalent Riemannian Spaces as Quasi-bi-Hamiltonian Systems

The class of Riemannian spaces admitting projectively, or geodesically, equivalent metrics is very closely related to a certain class of spaces for which the Hamilton–Jacobi equation for geodesics is separable. This fact is established, and its consequences explored, by showing that when a Riemannian space has a projectively equivalent metric its geodesic flow is a quasi-bi-Hamiltonian system. The existence of involutive first integrals of the geodesic flow, quadratic in the momenta, follows by a standard type of argument. When these integrals are independent they generate a Stäckel system.     

Invariant Simultaneous Solutions of Evolution Equations of Integrable Hierarchies

We construct classical point symmetry groups for joint pairs of evolution equations (systems of equations) of integrable hierarchies related to the auxiliary equation of the method of the inverse problem of second order. For the two cases: the hierarchy of Korteweg--de Vries (KdV) equations and of the systems of Kaup equations, we construct simultaneous solutions invariant with respect to the symmetry group. The problem of the construction of these solutions can be reduced, respectively, to the first and second Painlevé equations depending on a parameter. The Painlevé equations are supplemented by the linear evolution equations defining the deformation of the solution of the corresponding Painlevé equation.     

The complex Hamiltonian systems and quasi-periodic solutions in the derivative nonlinear Schrödinger equations

The complex Hamiltonian systems with real-valued Hamiltonians are generalized to deduce quasi-periodic solutions for a hierarchy of derivative nonlinear Schrödinger (DNLS) equations. The DNLS hierarchy is decomposed into a family of complex finite-dimensional Hamiltonian systems by separating the temporal and spatial variables, and the complex Hamiltonian systems are then proved to be integrable in the Liouville sense. Due to the commutability of complex Hamiltonian flows, the relationship between the DNLS equations and the complex Hamiltonian systems is specified via the Bargmann map. The Abel-Jacobi variable is elaborated to straighten out the DNLS flows as linear superpositions on the Jacobi variety of an invariant Riemann surface. Finally, by using the technique of Riemann-Jacobi inversion, some quasi-periodic solutions are obtained for the DNLS equations in view of the Riemann theorem and the trace formulas.     

Leonard Euler: Addition theorems and superintegrable systems

We consider the Euler approach to constructing to investigating of the superintegrable systems related to the addition theorems. As an example we reconstruct Drach systems and get some new two-dimensional superintegrable Stäckel systems.     

The generalized Wronskian solutions of a inverse KdV hierarchy

A hierarchy of the inverse KdV equation is discussed. Through the bilinear form of Lax pairs, we prove a generalized Darboux-Crum theorem of the hierarchy. The Bäcklund transformation and the generalized Wronskian solutions are presented. The soliton solutions, explicit rational solutions are obtained then.     

The Bi-Hamiltonian Theory of the Harry Dym Equation

We describe how the Harry Dym equation fits into the the bi-Hamiltonian formalism for the Korteweg–de Vries equation and other soliton equations. This is achieved using a certain Poisson pencil constructed from two compatible Poisson structures. We obtain an analogue of the Kadomtsev–Petviashivili hierarchy whose reduction leads to the Harry Dym hierarchy. We call such a system the HD–KP hierarchy. We then construct an infinite system of ordinary differential equations (in infinitely many variables) that is equivalent to the HD–KP hierarchy. Its role is analogous to the role of the Central System in the Kadomtsev–Petviashivili hierarchy.     

Infinite-dimensional flag manifolds in integrable systems

In this paper, we present several instances where infinite-dimensional flag varieties and their holomorphic line bundles play a role in integrable systems. As such, we give the correspondence between flag varieties and Darboux transformations for the KP hierarchy and the nth KdV hierarchy. We construct solutions of the nth MKdV hierarchy from the space of periodic flags and we treat the geometric interpretation of the Miura transform. Finally, we show how the group extension connected with these line bundles shows up at integrable deformations of linear systems on ¹().     

Noncanonical time transformations relating finite-dimensional integrable systems

We consider dual Stäckel schemes related to each other by a noncanonical transformation of the time variable. We prove that this duality of different integrable systems arises from the multivaluedness of the Abel mapping. We construct the Lax matrices and the r-matrix algebras for some integrable systems on a plane. The integrable deformations of the Kepler problem and the Holt-type systems are considered in detail.     

Punktweise Abschätzungen zur Ermittlung des Einflusses von Störtermen bei Verzweigungsproblemen

Zusammenfassung Am Beispiel einer nichtlinearen Randwertaufgabe vierter Ordnung wird mit Hilfe von Einschließungsaussagen gezeigt, welchen Einfluß Störterme, die sich beispielsweise aus Materialunvollkommenheiten ergeben, auf die Lösung ausüben. Im allgemeinen sind diese Terme nicht exakt bekannt. Deshalb wurden bei solchen Problemen bisher für die Störterme plausible Ansätze verwendet. Hier werden wir statt dessen mit Hilfe von Einschließungsaussagen aus einer punktweisen Abschätzung der Störterme eine punktweise Abschätzung der Lösung gewinnen.

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Summary In this article we discuss the buckling imperfection sensitivity of a column resting on a nonlinear elastic foundation. Usula methods require a special knowledge about the form of the imperfection. Here we use Range-Domain Implication to provide a pointwise bound for the solutions of the corresponding boundary problem if a pointwise bound for the imperfection may be assumed.

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Die Drucklegung dieses Berichtes wurde durch Mittel des Vereins der Freunde und Förderer der Universität zu Köln unterstützt.     

On maximally superintegrable systems

Locally any completely integrable system is maximally superintegrable system since we have the necessary number of the action-angle variables. The main problem is the construction of the single-valued additional integrals of motion on the whole phase space by using these multi-valued action-angle variables. Some constructions of the additional integrals of motion for the Stäckel systems and for the integrable systems related with two different quadratic r-matrix algebras are discussed. Among these system there are the open Heisenberg magnet and the open Toda lattices associated with the different root systems.     

Magnetohydrodynamic shock propagation in non-uniform ducts

Zusammenfassung Es wird die Störung bestimmt, die ein gleichförmiger magnetohydrodynamischer Stoss beliebiger Stärke durch eine Querschnittsveränderung der Strömung erleidet. Beim Durchgang durch die Querschnittsveränderung ändert sich die Stärke des Stosses, und die Strömung bleibt nicht länger isentropisch. Es ergeben sich zwei verschiedene Störungsanteile, nämlich ein stationärer, der unmittelbar durch die Querschnittsveränderung hervorgerufen wird, und ein zeitlich veränderlicher Anteil, der von der Reflektion des ersten Anteils an dem Stoss herrührt.Die Untersuchungen, die auf ein einatomiges Gas beschränkt sind, enthalten gewisse bekannte gasdynamische Ergebnisse als Spezialfälle.

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Sponsored by the United States Army under Contract no. DA-11-022-ORD-2059.     

Real Lax spectrum implies spectral stability

We consider the dynamical stability of periodic and quasiperiodic stationary solutions of integrable equations with 2 2 Lax pairs. We construct the eigenfunctions and hence the Floquet discriminant for such Lax pairs. The boundedness of the eigenfunctions determines the Lax spectrum. We use the squared eigenfunction connection between the Lax spectrum and the stability spectrum to show that the subset of the real line that gives rise to stable eigenvalues is contained in the Lax spectrum. For non-self-adjoint members of the AKNS hierarchy admitting a common reduction, the real line is always part of the Lax spectrum and it maps to stable eigenvalues of the stability problem. We demonstrate our methods work for a variety of examples, both in and not in the AKNS hierarchy.     

Integrability of Exceptional Hydrodynamic-Type Systems

We consider non-diagonalizable hydrodynamic-type systems integrable by the extended hodograph method. We restrict the analysis to non-diagonalizable hydrodynamic reductions of the three-dimensionalMikhalev equation. We show that families of these hydrodynamictype systems are reducible to the heat hierarchy. Then we construct new particular explicit solutions for the Mikhalev equation.     

Estimation of the critical viscous sub-layer in shock wave boundary layer interaction

Zusammenfassung Wenn eine kompressible Grenzschicht (laminar oder turbulent) einer Störung unterworfen wird, sei es durch eigene Instabilität oder von aussen aufgeprägt, so macht sich der Einfluss dieser Störung sowohl stromaufwärts wie stromabwärts in der Strömungsgrenzschicht bemerkbar.Lighthill nimm in seiner mathematischen Behandlung des Mechanismus der Fortpflanzung dieser Störung stromaufwärts und stromabwärts an, dass die laminare Unterschicht der Grenzschicht genug ist, um Kompressibilitätseffekte darin vernachlässigen zu können.In vorliegender Veröffentlichung wurde die Dicke dieser kritischen laminaren Unterschicht abgeschätzt, ausgehend von ähnlichkeitsbetrachtungen und unter Verwendung vorhandener Messresultate. Es wurde festgestellt, dass das Verhältnis zwischen der kritischen, zähen Unterschicht zur totalen Grenzschtdicke (ungestört) im laminaren Fall von der Grössenordnung 110 und im turbulenten Fall etwa 1100 ist.