Some Remarks on High Degree Polynomial Integrals of the Magnetic Geodesic Flow on the Two-Dimensional Torus

Siberian Mathematical Journal - We study the magnetic geodesic flow on the two-dimensional torus which admits an additional high degree first integral polynomial in momenta and is...     

Integral invariants of the Hamilton equations

Conditions are found for the existence of integral invariants of Hamiltonian systems. For two-degrees-of-freedom systems these conditions are intimately related to the existence of nontrivial symmetry fields and multivalued integrals. Any integral invariant of a geodesic flow on an analytic surface of genus greater than 1 is shown to be a constant multiple of the Poincaré-Cartan invariant. Poincaré's conjecture that there are no additional integral invariants in the restricted three-body problem is proved. Translated fromMatematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 58, No. 3, pp. 379–393, September, 1995. The work was financially supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (grant No. 242 93-013-16244), International Science Foundation (grant No. MCY 000), and INTAS (grant No. 93-339).     

On the extendability of Noether’s integrals for orbifolds of constant negative curvature

This paper is concerned with the problem of the integrable behavior of geodesics on homogeneous factors of the Lobachevsky plane with respect to Fuchsian groups (orbifolds). Locally the geodesic equations admit three independent Noether integrals linear in velocities (energy is a quadratic form of these integrals). However, when passing along closed cycles the Noether integrals undergo a linear substitution. Thus, the problem of integrability reduces to the search for functions that are invariant under these substitutions. If a Fuchsian group is Abelian, then there is a first integral linear in the velocity (and independent of the energy integral). Conversely, if a Fuchsian group contains noncommuting hyperbolic or parabolic elements, then the geodesic flow does not admit additional integrals in the form of a rational function of Noether integrals. We stress that this result holds also for noncompact orbifolds, when there is no ergodicity of the geodesic flow (since nonrecurrent geodesics can form a set of positive measure).     

Integral equations related to the study of an inverse coefficient problem for a system of partial differential equations

We consider an inverse coefficient problem for a linear system of partial differential equations. The values of one solution component on a given curve are used as additional information for determining the unknown coefficient. The proof of the uniqueness of the solution of the inverse problem is based on the analysis of the unique solvability of a homogeneous integral equation of the first kind. The existence of a solution of the inverse problem is proved by reduction to a system of nonlinear integral equations.     

A topological classification of integrable geodesic flows on the two-dimensional sphere with an additional integral quadratic in the momenta

Summary The analytic expression for a Riemannian metric on a 2-sphere, having integrable geodesic flow with an additional integral quadratic in momenta, is given in [Ko1]. We give the topological classification, up to topological equivalence of Liouville foliations, of all such metrics. The classification is computable, and the formula for calculating the complexity of the flow is straightforward. We prove Fomenko's conjecture that, from the point of view of complexity, the integrable geodesic flows with an additional integral linear or quadratic in momenta exhaust “almost all” integrable geodesic flows on the 2-dimensional sphere.     

Geodesic Curves on {\mathbb{R}}-Complex Finsler Spaces

The main propose of this paper is to investigate the geodesic curves on a strongly convex \({\mathbb{R}}\)-complex Finsler space (M, F). We survey the first variation of the length integral associated to F and use this to give the equation of geodesic curves on such spaces. We prove the local existence and uniqueness of geodesic curves, under the weakly Kähler assumption. As an application, we characterize the critical points of the displacement function of a holomorphic isometry on M.     

Horseshoes for the nearly symmetric heavy top

We prove the existence of horseshoes in the nearly symmetric heavy top. This problem was previously addressed but treated inappropriately due to a singularity of the equations of motion. We introduce an (artificial) inclined plane to remove this singularity and use a Melnikov-type approach to show that there exist transverse homoclinic orbits to periodic orbits on four-dimensional level sets. The price we pay for removing the singularity is that the Hamiltonian system becomes a three-degree-of-freedom system with an additional first integral, unlike the two-degree-of-freedom formulation in the classical treatment. We therefore have to analyze three-dimensional stable and unstable manifolds of periodic orbits in a six-dimensional phase space. A new Melnikov-type technique is developed for this situation. Numerical evidence for the existence of transverse homoclinic orbits on a four-dimensional level set is also given.     

Application of the discrete Fourier transform to solving the Cauchy integral equation

The uniquely solvable system of the Cauchy integral equation of the first kind and index 1 and an additional integral condition is treated. Such a system arises, for example, when solving the skew derivative problem for the Laplace equation outside an open arc in a plane. This problem models the electric current from a thin electrode in a semiconductor film placed in a magnetic field. A fast and accurate numerical method based on the discrete Fourier transform is proposed. Some computational tests are given. It is shown that the convergence is close to exponential.     

Boundary-value problems for a hyperbolic equation with nonlocal conditions of the I and II kind

In this paper we consider two initial-boundary value problems with nonlocal conditions. The main goal is to propose a method for proving the solvability of nonlocal problems with integral conditions of the first kind. The proposed method is based on the equivalence of a nonlocal problem with an integral condition of the first kind and a nonlocal problem with an integral condition of the second kind in a special form. We prove the unique existence of generalized solutions to both problems.     

Topology of real algebraic curves

The problem on the existence of an additional first integral of the equations of geodesics on noncompact algebraic surfaces is considered. This problem was discussed as early as by Riemann and Darboux. We indicate coarse obstructions to integrability, which are related to the topology of the real algebraic curve obtained as the line of intersection of such a surface with a sphere of large radius. Some yet unsolved problems are discussed.     

Corner singularity for transmission problems in three dimensions

For a transmission problem for the Laplace operator the unique solvability is proved in natural Sobolev spaces in the case when edges and corners are present. The behaviour of the solution near the corner is reduced to the question when an explicitely given meromorphic family of one-dimensional integral operators on a geodesic polygon on the two sphere has a non-trivial kernel.     

The Moduli Problem for Integrable Systems: The Example of a Geodesic Flow on SO(4)

The moduli problem for (algebraic completely) integrable systemsis introduced. This problem consists in constructing a modulispace of affine algebraic varieties and explicitly describinga map which associates to a generic affine variety, which appearsas a level set of the first integrals of the system (or, equivalently,a generic affine variety which is preserved by the flows ofthe integrable vector fields), a point in this moduli space.As an illustration, the example of an integrable geodesic flowon SO(4) is worked out. In this case, the generic invariantvariety is an affine part of the Jacobian of a Riemann surfaceof genus 2. The construction relies heavily on the fact thatthese affine parts have the additional property of being 4:1unramified covers of Abelian surfaces of type (1,4).     

Integrals polynomial in velocity for two-degrees-of-freedom dynamical systems whose configuration space is a torus

We consider dynamical systems with two degrees of freedom whose configuration space is a torus and which admit first integrals polynomial in velocity. We obtain constructive criteria for the existence of conditional linear and quadratic integrals on the two-dimensional torus. Moreover, we show that under some additional conditions the degree of an irreducible integral of the geodesic flow on the torus does not exceed 2.Translated fromMatematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 64, No. 1, pp. 37–44, July, 1998.The author wishes to express his thanks to V. V. Kozlov for his interest and his help in this work.This research was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research under grant No. 96-01-00747.     

Problem on Phase Transitions with Special Constraints

The minimization problem for the energy functional of a two-phase medium is studied by two regularization methods. The first method uses the area of the boundary of the interface of the phases. The second one is based on the integral of the higher-order derivatives of the replacement field with nonhomogeneous boundary conditions and additional conditions on the replacement field. The existence theorem for an equilibrium state is proved in both cases. The equilibrium equation is deduced. Bibliography:5 titles.     

Sufficient conditions for a strong relative minimum in an optimal control problem

In this paper, on the basis of Young's method (Ref. 1), sufficient conditions for a strong relative minimum in an optimal control problem are given. Young's method generalizes geodesic coverings and the simplest Hilbert integral from the standard variational calculus. This paper carries Young's method over to nonparametric problems.     

New semi-Hamiltonian hierarchy related to integrable magnetic flows on surfaces

We consider magnetic geodesic flows on the two-torus. We prove that the question of existence of polynomial in momenta first integrals on one energy level leads to a semi-Hamiltonian system of quasi-linear equations, i.e. in the hyperbolic regions the system has Riemann invariants and can be written in conservation laws form.     

An integral inequality for compact maximal surfaces inn-dimensional de Sitter space and its applications

In this paper we prove an integral inequality for the Gaussian curvature of compact maximal surfaces inn-dimensional de Sitter space. Some applications of that inequality are given in order to solve the associated Bernstein type problem as well as to characterize the totally geodesic immersion in terms of its area and the first nontrivial eigenvalue of its Laplacian.Partially supported by a DGICYT Grant No. PB91-0705-C02-02Partially supported by a DGICYT Grant No. PB91-0731     

The Impedance Boundary Value Problem for the Helmholtz Equation in a Half-Plane

We prove unique existence of solution for the impedance (or third) boundary value problem for the Helmholtz equation in a half-plane with arbitrary L_∞ boundary data. This problem is of interest as a model of outdoor sound propagation over inhomogeneous flat terrain and as a model of rough surface scattering. To formulate the problem and prove uniqueness of solution we introduce a novel radiation condition, a generalization of that used in plane wave scattering by one-dimensional diffraction gratings. To prove existence of solution and a limiting absorption principle we first reformulate the problem as an equivalent second kind boundary integral equation to which we apply a form of Fredholm alternative, utilizing recent results on the solvability of integral equations on the real line in [5]. © 1997 B. G. Teubner Stuttgart–John Wiley & Sons Ltd.     

Killing tensor fields on the 2-torus

A symmetric tensor field on a Riemannian manifold is called a Killing field if the symmetric part of its covariant derivative equals zero. There is a one-to-one correspondence between Killing tensor fields and first integrals of the geodesic flow which depend polynomially on the velocity. Therefore Killing tensor fields relate closely to the problem of integrability of geodesic flows. In particular, the following question is still open: does there exist a Riemannian metric on the 2-torus which admits an irreducible Killing tensor field of rank ≥ 3? We obtain two necessary conditions on a Riemannian metric on the 2-torus for the existence of Killing tensor fields. The first condition is valid for Killing tensor fields of arbitrary rank and relates to closed geodesics. The second condition is obtained for rank 3 Killing tensor fields and pertains to isolines of the Gaussian curvature.     

半线性热方程的源项反问题

根据热方程的正问题理论,建立了一个联系附加数据和未知源项的积分恒等式并据此证明了非线性源项的存在唯一性．