Two-body problem on spaces of constant curvature: II. Spectral properties of the Hamiltonian

We consider the problem of two bodies with a central interaction on simply connected constant-curvature spaces of arbitrary dimension. We construct the self-adjoint extension of the quantum Hamiltonian, which was explicitly expressed through the radial differential operator and the generators of the isometry group of a configuration space in Part I of this paper. Exact spectral series are constructed for several potentials in the space . Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Matematicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 124, No. 3, pp. 481–489, September, 2000.     

Hamiltonian pairs associated with skew-symmetric Killing tensors on spaces of constant curvature

Steklov Mathematical Institute. Institute for Mathematical Modeling. Translated from Funktsional'nyi Analiz i Ego Prilozheniya, Vol. 28, No. 2, pp. 60–63, April–June, 1994.     

Radon transform on spaces of constant curvature

A correspondence among the totally geodesic Radon transforms-as well as among their duals-on the constant curvature spaces is established, and is used here to obtain various range characterizations.

     

Regular reduction of controlled Hamiltonian system with symplectic structure and symmetry

In this paper, our goal is to study the regular reduction theory of regular controlled Hamiltonian (RCH) systems with symplectic structure and symmetry, and this reduction is an extension of regular symplectic reduction theory of Hamiltonian systems under regular controlled Hamiltonian equivalence conditions. Thus, in order to describe uniformly RCH systems defined on a cotangent bundle and on the regular reduced spaces, we first define a kind of RCH systems on a symplectic fiber bundle. Then we introduce regular point and regular orbit reducible RCH systems with symmetry by using momentum map and the associated reduced symplectic forms. Moreover, we give regular point and regular orbit reduction theorems for RCH systems to explain the relationships between RpCH-equivalence, RoCH-equivalence for reducible RCH systems with symmetry and RCH-equivalence for associated reduced RCH systems. Finally, as an application we regard rigid body and heavy top as well as them with internal rotors as the regular point reducible RCH systems on the rotation group SO(3) and on the Euclidean group SE(3), as well as on their generalizations, respectively, and discuss their RCH-equivalence. We also describe the RCH system and RCH-equivalence from the viewpoint of port Hamiltonian system with a symplectic structure.     

The degenerate C. Neumann system I: symmetry reduction and convexity

The C. Neumann system describes a particle on the sphere S ⁿ under the influence of a potential that is a quadratic form. We study the case that the quadratic form has ℓ +1 distinct eigenvalues with multiplicity. Each group of m _σ equal eigenvalues gives rise to an O(m _σ )-symmetry in configuration space. The combined symmetry group G is a direct product of ℓ + 1 such factors, and its cotangent lift has an Ad*-equivariant momentum mapping. Regular reduction leads to the Rosochatius system on S ^ℓ , which has the same form as the Neumann system albeit for an additional effective potential.     

The double exponential map on spaces of constant curvature

In the article, we derive an explicit formula for the double exponential map on spaces of constant curvature. In addition, we consider some applications of the resulting formula to computing the principal symbol of the product of two pseudodifferential operators on a manifold with connection.     

Spherical maximal operator on symmetric spaces of constant curvature

We prove an endpoint weak-type maximal inequality for the spherical maximal operator applied to radial funcions on symmetric spaces of constant curvature and dimension . More explicitly, in the Lorentz space associated with the natural isometry-invariant measure, we show that, for every radial function ,

The proof uses only geometric arguments and volume estimates, and applies uniformly in every dimension.

     

Integral geometry and the Gauss-Bonnet theorem in constant curvature spaces

We give an integral-geometric proof of the Gauss-Bonnet theorem for hypersurfaces in constant curvature spaces. As a tool, we obtain variation formulas in integral geometry with interest in its own.

     

Dual Riemannian spaces of constant curvature on a normalized hypersurface

In this paper, the following results are obtained: 1) It is proved that, in the fourth order differential neighborhood, a regular hypersurface V _n−1 embedded into a projective-metric space K _n , n ≥ 3, intrinsically induces a dual projective-metric space $ \bar K_n $ \bar K_n . 2) An invariant analytical condition is established under which a normalization of a hypersurface V _n−1 ⊂ K _n (a tangential hypersurface $ \bar V_{n - 1} $ \bar V_{n - 1} ⊂ $ \bar K_n $ \bar K_n ) by quasitensor fields H _n ⁱ , H _i ($ \bar H_n^i $ \bar H_n^i , $ \bar H_i $ \bar H_i ) induces a Riemannian space of constant curvature. If the two conditions are fulfilled simultaneously, the spaces R _n−1 and $ \bar R_{n - 1} $ \bar R_{n - 1} are spaces of the same constant curvature $ K = - \tfrac{1} {c} $ K = - \tfrac{1} {c} . 3) Geometric interpretations of the obtained analytical conditions are given.     

Characterization and structure of Finsler spaces with constant flag curvature

The geometric characterization and structure of Finsler manifolds with constant flag curvature (CFC) are studied. It is proved that a Finsler space has constant flag curvature 1 (resp. 0) if and only if the Ricci curvature along the Hilbert form on the projective sphere bundle attains identically its maximum (resp. Ricci scalar). The horizontal distributionH of this bundle is integrable if and only ifM has zero flag curvature. When a Finsler space has CFC, Hilbert form’s orthogonal complement in the horizontal distribution is also integrable. Moreover, the minimality of its foliations is equivalent to given Finsler space being Riemannian, and its first normal space is vertical Project supported by Wang KC Fundation of Hong Kong and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 19571005).     

The Funk and Hilbert geometries for spaces of constant curvature

The goal of this paper is to introduce and to study analogues of the Euclidean Funk and Hilbert metrics on open convex subsets of the hyperbolic space $\mathbb H ^n$ H n and of the sphere $S^n$ S n . We highlight some striking similarities among the three cases (Euclidean, spherical and hyperbolic) which hold at least at a formal level. The proofs of the basic properties of the classical Funk metric on subsets of $\mathbb R ^n$ R n use similarity properties of Euclidean triangles which of course do not hold in the non-Euclidean cases. Transforming the side lengths of triangles using hyperbolic and circular functions and using some non-Euclidean trigonometric formulae, the Euclidean similarity techniques are transported into the non-Euclidean worlds. We start by giving three representations of the Funk metric in each of the non-Euclidean cases, which parallel known representations for the Euclidean case. The non-Euclidean Funk metrics are shown to be Finslerian, and the associated Finsler norms are described. We then study their geodesics. The Hilbert geometry of convex sets in the non-Euclidean constant curvature spaces $S^n$ S n and $\mathbb H ^n$ H n is then developed by using the properties of the Funk metric and by introducing a non-Euclidean cross ratio. In the case of Euclidean (respectively spherical, hyperbolic) geometry, the Euclidean (respectively spherical, hyperbolic) geodesics are Funk and Hilbert geodesics. This leads to a formulation and a discussion of Hilbert’s Problem IV in the non-Euclidean settings. Projection maps between the spaces $\mathbb R ^n, \mathbb H ^n$ R n , H n and the upper hemisphere establish equivalences between the Hilbert geometries of convex sets in the three spaces of constant curvature, but such an equivalence does not hold for Funk geometries.     

Conformal vector fields on complete Finsler spaces of constant Ricci curvature

In this work, it is proved that if a complete Finsler manifold of positive constant Ricci curvature admits a solution to a certain ODE, then it is homeomorphic to the n-sphere. Next, a geometric meaning is obtained for solutions of this ODE, which is applicable to Einstein–Randers spaces. Moreover, some results on Finsler spaces admitting a special conformal vector field are obtained.     

Quadrics on Riemannian spaces of constant curvature. Separation of variables and connection with the Gaudin magnet

Integrable systems associated with separation of the variables in real Riemannian spaces of constant curvature are considered. An isomorphism between all such systems and the hyperbolic Gaudin magnet is established. This isomorphism is used in a classification of all coordinate systems that admit separation of the variables, the basis of which is the classification of the correspondingL operators of the Gaudin magnet.Leningrad State University. Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Matematicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 91, No. 1, pp. 83–111, April, 1992.     

On the volume of unit vector fields on spaces of constant sectional curvature

A unit vector field X on a Riemannian manifold determines a submanifold in the unit tangent bundle. The volume of X is the volume of this submanifold for the induced Sasaki metric. It is known that the parallel fields are the trivial minima. In this paper, we obtain a lower bound for the volume in terms of the integrals of the 2i-symmetric functions of the second fundamental form of the orthogonal distribution to the field X. In the spheres ${\textbf {S}}^{2k+1}$, this lower bound is independent of X. Consequently, the volume of a unit vector field on an odd-sphere is always greater than the volume of the radial field. The main theorem on volumes is applied also to hyperbolic compact spaces, giving a non-trivial lower bound of the volume of unit fields.