Theory of submanifolds,associativity equations in 2D topological quantum field theories,and Frobenius manifolds

We prove that the associativity equations of two-dimensional topological quantum field theories are very natural reductions of the fundamental nonlinear equations of the theory of submanifolds in pseudo-Euclidean spaces and give a natural class of flat torsionless potential submanifolds. We show that all flat torsionless potential submanifolds in pseudo-Euclidean spaces bear natural structures of Frobenius algebras on their tangent spaces. These Frobenius structures are generated by the corresponding flat first fundamental form and the set of the second fundamental forms of the submanifolds (in fact, the structural constants are given by the set of the Weingarten operators of the submanifolds). We prove that each N-dimensional Frobenius manifold can be locally represented as a flat torsionless potential submanifold in a 2N-dimensional pseudo-Euclidean space. By our construction, this submanifold is uniquely determined up to motions. Moreover, we consider a nonlinear system that is a natural generalization of the associativity equations, namely, the system describing all flat torsionless submanifolds in pseudo-Euclidean spaces, and prove that this system is integrable by the inverse scattering method. To the memory of my wonderful mother Maya Nikolayevna Mokhova (4 May 1926–12 September 2006) Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Matematicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 152, No. 2, pp. 368–376, August, 2007.     

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.     

Compatible Dubrovin–Novikov Hamiltonian Operators,Lie Derivative,and Integrable Systems of Hydrodynamic Type

We prove that two Dubrovin–Novikov Hamiltonian operators are compatible if and only if one of these operators is the Lie derivative of the other operator along a certain vector field. We consider the class of flat manifolds, which correspond to arbitrary pairs of compatible Dubrovin–Novikov Hamiltonian operators. Locally, these manifolds are defined by solutions of a system of nonlinear equations, which is integrable by the method of the inverse scattering problem. We construct the integrable hierarchies generated by arbitrary pairs of compatible Dubrovin–Novikov Hamiltonian operators.     

Lax Pairs for Equations Describing Compatible Nonlocal Poisson Brackets of Hydrodynamic Type and Integrable Reductions of the Lamé Equations

We solve the problem of describing compatible nonlocal Poisson brackets of hydrodynamic type. We prove that for nonsingular pairs of compatible nonlocal Poisson brackets of hydrodynamic type, there exist special local coordinates such that the metrics and the Weingarten operators of both brackets are diagonal. The nonlinear evolution equations describing all nonsingular pairs of compatible nonlocal Poisson brackets of hydrodynamic type are derived in these special coordinates, and the integrability of these equations is proved using the inverse scattering transform. The Lax pairs with a spectral parameter for these equations are found. We construct various classes of integrable reductions of the derived equations. These classes of reductions are of an independent differential-geometric and applied interest. In particular, if one of the compatible Poisson brackets is local, we obtain integrable reductions of the classical Lamé equations describing all orthogonal curvilinear coordinate systems in a flat space; if one of the compatible brackets is generated by a constant-curvature metric, the corresponding equations describe integrable reductions of the equations for orthogonal curvilinear coordinate systems in a space of constant curvature.     

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.     

On a class of coupled Hamiltonian operators and their integrable hierarchies with two potentials

We discuss at first in this paper the Gauge equivalence among several u‐linear Hamiltonian operators and present explicitly the associated Gauge transformation of Bäcklund type among them. We then establish the sufficient and necessary conditions for the linear superposition of the discussed u‐linear operators and matrix differential operators with constant coefficients of arbitrary order to be Hamiltonian, which interestingly shows that the resulting Hamiltonian operators survive only up to the third differential order. Finally, we explore a few illustrative examples of integrable hierarchies from Hamiltonian pairs embedded in the resulting Hamiltonian operators.     

Quasi-Frobenius Algebras and Their Integrable N-Parameter Deformations Generated by Compatible N×N Metrics of Constant Riemannian Curvature

We prove that the equations describing compatible N×N metrics of constant Riemannian curvature define a special class of integrable N-parameter deformations of quasi-Frobenius (in general, noncommutative) algebras. We discuss connections with open–closed two-dimensional topological field theories, associativity equations, and Frobenius and quasi-Frobenius manifolds. We conjecture that open–closed two-dimensional topological field theories correspond to a special class of integrable deformations of associative quasi-Frobenius algebras.