On Separation of Variables for Homogeneous SL(r) Gaudin Systems

By means of a recently introduced bihamiltonian structure for the homogeneous Gaudin models, we find a new set of Separation Coordinates for the sl(r) case.      

Bi-Hamiltonian Structure of a Three-Component Camassa-Holm Type Equation

A recently proposed three-component Camassa-Holm equation is considered. It is shown that this system is a bi-Hamiltonian system.     

How to Find Separation Coordinates for the Hamilton–Jacobi Equation: A Criterion of Separability for Natural Hamiltonian Systems

The method of separation of variables applied to the natural Hamilton–Jacobi equation (u/q _i )²+V(q)=E consists of finding new curvilinear coordinates x _i (q) in which the transformed equation admits a complete separated solution u(x)=u _(i)(x _i ;). For a potential V(q) given in Cartesian coordinates, the main difficulty is to decide if such a transformation x(q) exists and to determine it explicitly. Surprisingly, this nonlinear problem has a complete algorithmic solution, which we present here. It is based on recursive use of the Bertrand–Darboux equations, which are linear second order partial differential equations with undetermined coefficients. The result applies to the Helmholtz (stationary Schrödinger) equation as well.     

Toda Equations, bi-Hamiltonian Systems, and Compatible Lie Algebroids

We present the bi-Hamiltonian structure of Toda₃, a dynamical system studied by Kupershmidt as a restriction of the discrete KP hierarchy. We derive this structure by a suitable reduction of the set of maps from Z _d to GL(3,R), in the framework of Lie algebroids.     

The Vaidya problem in conformally flat Stäckel spaces of type (1.1)

The problem of classification of conformally flat radiation spaces admitting full separation of variables in the Hamilton–Jacobi equation is considered. The Vaidya problem for conformally flat St?ckel spaces of type (1.1) has been solved; the metrics and the radiation have been found in explicit form. Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 1, pp. 12–14, January, 2009.     

Local structure of Jacobi–Nijenhuis manifolds

After a brief review on the basic notions and the principal results concerning the Jacobi manifolds, the relationship between homogeneous Poisson manifolds and conformal Jacobi manifolds, and also the compatible Jacobi manifolds, we give a generalization of some of these results needed for the contents of this paper. We introduce the notion of Jacobi–Nijenhuis structure and we study the relation between Jacobi–Nijenhuis manifolds and homogeneous Poisson–Nijenhuis manifolds. We present a local classification of homogeneous Poisson–Nijenhuis manifolds and we establish some local models of Jacobi–Nijenhuis manifolds.     

Extended Group Foliation Method and Functional Separation of Variables to Nonlinear Wave Equations

Generalized functional separation of variables to nonlinear evolution equations is studied in terms of the extended group foliation method, which is based on the Lie point symmetry method. The approach is applied to nonlinear wave equations with variable speed and external force. A complete classification for the wave equation which admits functional separable solutions is presented. Some known results can be recovered by this approach.     

Equivalence Postulate and Quantum Origin of Gravitation

We suggest that quantum mechanics and gravity are intimately related. In particular, we investigate the quantum Hamilton–Jacobi equation in the case of two free particles and show that the quantum potential, which is attractive, may generate the gravitational potential. The investigation, related to the formulation of quantum mechanics based on the equivalence postulate, is based on the analysis of the reduced action. A consequence of this approach is that the quantum potential is always non-trivial even in the case of the free particle. It plays the role of intrinsic energy and may in fact be at the origin of fundamental interactions. We pursue this idea, by making a preliminary investigation of whether there exists a set of solutions for which the quantum potential can be expressed with a gravitational potential leading term which alone would remain in the limit 0. A number of questions are raised for further investigation.     

Commuting Operators and Separation of Variables for Laplacians of Projectively Equivalent Metrics

Let two Riemannian metrics g and g on one manifold M ⁿ have the same geodesics (considered as unparameterized curves). Then we can construct invariantly n commuting differential operators of second order. The Laplacian _g of the metric g is one of these operators. For any x M ⁿ , consider the linear transformation G of T _x M ⁿ given by the tensor g ^Ig_j . If all eigenvalues of G are different at one point of the manifold then they are different at almost every point; the operators are linearly independent and their symbols are functionally independent. If all eigenvalues of G are different at each point of a closed manifold then it can be covered by the n-torus and we can globally separate the variables in the equation _g f = f on this torus.     

On the computation of the Lichnerowicz–Jacobi cohomology

Lichnerowicz–Jacobi cohomology of Jacobi manifolds is reviewed. The use of the associated Lie algebroid allows to prove that the Lichnerowicz–Jacobi cohomology is invariant under conformal changes of the Jacobi structure. We also compute the Lichnerowicz–Jacobi cohomology for a large variety of examples.     

Separation of Variables for a Lattice Integrable System and the Inverse Problem

We investigate the relation between the local variables of a discrete integrable lattice system and the corresponding separation variables, derived from the associated spectral curve. In particular, we have shown how the inverse transformation from the separation variables to the discrete lattice variables may be factorized as a sequence of canonical transformations.     

A Super Extension of Kaup-Newell Hierarchy

With the help of the zero-curvature equation and the super trace identity, we derive a super extension of the Kaup-Newell hierarchy associated with a 3 × 3 matrix spectral problem and establish its super bi-Hamiltonian structures. Furthermore, infinite conservation laws of the super Kaup Newell equation are obtained by using spectral parameter expansions.     

A Super Extension of Kaup-Newell Hierarchy

With the help of the zero-curvature equation and the super trace identity, we derive a super extension of the Kaup--Newell hierarchy associated with a 3×3 matrix spectral problem and establish its super bi-Hamiltonian structures. Furthermore, infinite conservation laws of the super Kaup-Newell equation are obtained by using spectral parameter expansions.     

Massive Field Equations of Arbitrary Spin in Schwarzschild Geometry: Separation Induced by Spin-{{3\over2}} Case

The separation of variables of the spin- field equation is performed in detail in the Schwarzschild geometry by means of the Newman Penrose formalism. The separated angular equations coincide with those relative to the Robertson-Walker space-time. The separated radial equations, that are much more entangled, can be reduced to four ordinary differential equations, each in one only radial function. As a consequence of the particular nature of the spin coefficients it is shown, by induction, that the massive field equations can be separated for arbitrary spin. baselineskip=12 pt PACS 04.20.Cv- Fundamental problems and general formalism. PACS 03.65.Pm- Relativistic wave equations. PACS 02.30.Jr- Partial differential equations. PACS 04.20.Jb- Exact solutions.     

A geometrical approach to the problem of integrability of Hamiltonian systems by separation of variables

We propose a geometrical approach to the problem of integrability of Hamiltonian systems of low dimensions using the Hamilton–Jacobi method of separation of variables, based on the method of moving frames. As an illustration we present a complete classification of all separable Hamiltonian systems defined in two-dimensional Riemannian manifolds of arbitrary curvature and a criterion for separability. Connections to bi-Hamiltonian theory are also found.     

The Homogeneous Hamilton–Jacobi and Bernoulli Equations Revisited, II

It is shown that the admissible solutions of the continuity and Bernoulli or Burgers' equations of a perfect one-dimensional liquid are conditioned by a relation established in 1949–1950 by Pauli, Morette, and Van Hove, apparently, overlooked so far, which, in our case, stipulates that the mass density is proportional to the second derivative of the velocity potential. Positivity of the density implies convexity of the potential, i.e., smooth solutions, no shock. Non-elementary and symmetric solutions of the above equations are given in analytical and numerical form. Analytically, these solutions are derived from the original Ansatz proposed in Ref. 1 and from the ensuing operations which show that they represent a particular case of the general implicit solutions of Burgers' equation. Numerically and with the help of an ad hoc computer program, these solutions are simulated for a variety of initial conditions called compatible if they satisfy the Morette–Van Hove formula and anti-compatible if the sign of the initial velocity field is reversed. In the latter case, singular behaviour is observed. Part of the theoretical development presented here is rephrased in the context of the Hopf–Lax formula whose domain of applicability for the solution of the Cauchy problem of the homogeneous Hamilton–Jacobi equation has recently been enlarged.     

Trigonometric Solutions of the WDVV Equations from Root Systems

By introduction of an additional variable and addition of a Weyl invariant correction term to the perturbative prepotential in five-dimensional Seiberg-Witten theory we construct solutions of the Witten–Dijkgraaf–Verlinde–Verlinde equations of trigonometric type for all crystallographic root systems.     

Phase Separation in the Neutral Falicov–Kimball Model

The Falicov–Kimball model consists of spinless electrons and classical particles (ions) on a lattice. The electrons hop between nearest neighbor sites, while the ions do not. We consider the model with equal numbers of ions and electrons and with a large on-site attractive force between ions and electrons. For densities 1/4 and 1/5, the ion configuration in the ground state had been proved to be periodic. We prove that for density 2/9 it is periodic as well. However, for densities between 1/4 and 1/5 other than 2/9 we prove that the ion configuration in the ground state is not periodic. Instead there is phase separation. For densities in (1/5, 2/9) the ground-state ion configuration is a mixture of the density 1/5 and 2/9 ground-state ion configurations. For the interval (2/9, 1/4) it is a mixture of the density 2/9 and 1/4 ground states.     

Dynamics of One‐Dimensional Electrons With Broken Spin–Charge Separation

Spin–charge separation is known to be broken in many physically interesting one‐dimensional (1D) and quasi‐1D systems with spin–orbit interaction because of which spin and charge degrees of freedom are mixed in collective excitations. Mixed spin–charge modes carry an electric charge and therefore can be investigated by electrical means. We explore this possibility by studying the dynamic conductance of a 1D electron system with image‐potential‐induced spin–orbit interaction. The real part of the admittance reveals an oscillatory behavior versus frequency that reflects the collective excitation resonances for both modes at their respective transit frequencies. By analyzing the frequency dependence of the conductance the mode velocities can be found and their spin–charge structure can be determined quantitatively.