Spectrally accurate energy‐preserving methods for the numerical solution of the “good” Boussinesq equation

In this paper we study the geometric numerical solution of the so called “good” Boussinesq equation. This goal is achieved by using a convenient space semi‐discretization, able to preserve the corresponding Hamiltonian structure, then using energy‐conserving Runge–Kutta methods in the Hamiltonian boundary value method class for the time integration. Numerical tests are reported, confirming the effectiveness of the proposed method.     

On an integrable case of Kozlov-Treshchev Birkhoff integrable potentials

We establish, using a new approach, the integrability of a particular case in the Kozlov-Treshchev classification of Birkhoff integrable Hamiltonian systems. The technique used is a modification of the so called quadratic Lax pair for D _n Toda lattice combined with a method used by M. Ranada in proving the integrability of the Sklyanin case.      

Integrable symplectic maps associated with discrete Korteweg‐de Vries‐type equations

In this paper, we present novel integrable symplectic maps, associated with ordinary difference equations, and show how they determine, in a remarkably diverse manner, the integrability, including Lax pairs and the explicit solutions, for integrable partial difference equations which are the discrete counterparts of integrable partial differential equations of Korteweg‐de Vries‐type (KdV‐type). As a consequence it is demonstrated that several distinct Hamiltonian systems lead to one and the same difference equation by means of the Liouville integrability framework. Thus, these integrable symplectic maps may provide an efficient tool for characterizing, and determining the integrability of, partial difference equations.     

Defining relations on the Hamiltonians of <Emphasis Type="Italic">XXX</Emphasis> and <Emphasis Type="Italic">XXZ R</Emphasis>-matrices and new integrable spin-orbital chains

We present several complete systems of integrability conditions on the density of the Hamiltonian of a spin chain matrix. The corresponding formulas for R-matrices are also given. The latter are expressed via the local Hamiltonian density in a form similar to spin one half XXX and XXZ models. The result is applied to the problem of integrability of SU(2) × SU(2)-and SU(2) × U(1)-invariant spin-orbital chains (the Kugel-Homskii-Inagaki model). Eight new integrable cases are found. One of these cases corresponds to the Temperley-Lieb algebra, three cases correspond to the algebra associated with the XXX model, one case corresponds to the algebra associated with the XXZ model, and one case corresponds to the algebra associated with the graded XXZ model. The remaining two R-matrices are also presented. Bibliography: 19 titles. __________ Translated from Zapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov POMI, Vol. 335, 2006, pp. 50–58.     

A note on degenerate corank-one singularities of integrable Hamiltonian systems

We prove that, in a neighborhood of a corank-1 singularity of an analytic integrable Hamiltonian system with n degrees of freedom, there is a locally-free analytic symplectic \Bbb T^n-1 {\Bbb T}^{n-1} -action which preserves the moment map, under some mild conditions. This result allows one to classify generic degenerate corank-one singularities of integrable Hamiltonian systems. It can also be applied to the study of (non)integrability of perturbations of integrable systems.     

Method for Solving the Multidimensional n‐Wave Resonant Equations and Geometry of Generalized Darboux‐Manakov‐Zakharov Systems

The intrinsic geometric properties of generalized Darboux‐Manakov‐Zakharov systems of semilinear partial differential equations (1) for a real‐valued function u(x₁, …, x_n) are studied with particular reference to the linear systems in this equation class. System (1) is overdetermined and will not generally be involutive in the sense of Cartan: its coefficients will be constrained by complicated nonlinear integrability conditions. We derive tools for explicitly constructing involutive systems of the form (1) , essentially solving the integrability conditions. Specializing to the linear case provides us with a novel way of viewing and solving the multidimensional n‐wave resonant interaction system and its modified version. For each integer n≥ 3 and nonnegative integer k, our procedure constructs solutions of the n‐wave resonant interaction system depending on at least k arbitrary functions each of one variable. The construction of these solutions relies only on differentiation, linear algebra, and the solution of ordinary differential equations.     

Integrable coupling of the Ablowitz–Ladik hierarchy and its Hamiltonian structure

The trace identity is generalized to work for the discrete zero-curvature equation associated with the Lie algebra possessing degenerate Killing forms. Then a kind of integrable coupling of the Ablowitz–Ladik (AL) hierarchy is obtained and its Hamiltonian structure is worked out. Moreover, Liouville integrability of the integrable coupling is demonstrated.     

The structure of integrable Lax flows on nonlocal manifolds: Dynamic systems with sources

We consider a dynamic system on the extended phase space to the initial Lie algebra and study its generalized Hamiltonian and integrability in the cases when the initial Lie algebra coincides with the Grassmann algebra of pseudodifferential operators on the real line and on the centrally extended affine Lie algebra.Translated fromMatematichni Metodi ta Fiziko-Mekhanichni Polya, Vol. 40, No. 4, 1997, pp. 106–115.     

Integrability of Hamiltonian systems and the Lamé equation

We study the integrability of Hamiltonian systems with two degrees of freedom. We investigate the normal variational equations and obtain a necessary condition for integrability of these systems. As an application we study the integrability of the Hénon–Heiles system, whose normal variational equation is of Lamé type.     

Binary nonlinearization of spectral problems of the perturbation AKNS systems

The method of nonlinearization of spectral problems is extended to the perturbation AKNS systems, and a new kind of finite-dimensional Hamiltonian systems is obtained. It is shown that the obtained Hamiltonian systems are just the perturbation systems of the well-known constrained AKNS flows and thus their Liouville integrability is established by restoring from the Liouville integrability of the constrained AKNS flows. As a byproduct, the process of binary nonlinearization of spectral problems and the process of perturbation of soliton equations commute in the case of the AKNS hierarchy.     

Hirota-Kimura type discretization of the classical nonholonomic Suslov problem

We constructed Hirota-Kimura type discretization of the classical nonholonomic Suslov problem of motion of rigid body fixed at a point. We found a first integral proving integrability. Also, we have shown that discrete trajectories asymptotically tend to a line of discrete analogies of so-called steady-state rotations. The last property completely corresponds to well-known property of the continuous Suslov case. The explicite formulae for solutions are given. In n-dimensional case we give discrete equations.      

The three-magnon problem and integrability of rung-dimerized spin ladders

We study the integrability problem for rung-dimerized spin ladder by the Bethe ansatz in three-magnon sector. It is shown that solvability of the three-magnon problem takes place for the same values of coupling constants in the Hamiltonian which guarantee solvability of the Yang–Baxter equation for the corresponding R-matrix. Bibliography: 15 titles.     

Aubry‐Mather theory and periodic solutions of the forced Burgers equation

Consider a Hamiltonian system with Hamiltonian of the form H(x, t, p) where H is convex in p and periodic in x, and t and x ∈ ℝ¹. It is well‐known that its smooth invariant curves correspond to smooth Z²‐periodic solutions of the PDE u_t + H(x, t, u)_x = 0. In this paper, we establish a connection between the Aubry‐Mather theory of invariant sets of the Hamiltonian system and Z²‐periodic weak solutions of this PDE by realizing the Aubry‐Mather sets as closed subsets of the graphs of these weak solutions. We show that the complement of the Aubry‐Mather set on the graph can be viewed as a subset of the generalized unstable manifold of the Aubry‐Mather set, defined in (2.24). The graph itself is a backward‐invariant set of the Hamiltonian system. The basic idea is to embed the globally minimizing orbits used in the Aubry‐Mather theory into the characteristic fields of the above PDE. This is done by making use of one‐ and two‐sided minimizers, a notion introduced in [12] and inspired by the work of Morse on geodesics of type A [26]. The asymptotic slope of the minimizers, also known as the rotation number, is given by the derivative of the homogenized Hamiltonian, defined in [21]. As an application, we prove that the Z²‐periodic weak solution of the above PDE with given irrational asymptotic slope is unique. A similar connection also exists in multidimensional problems with the convex Hamiltonian, except that in higher dimensions, two‐sided minimizers with a specified asymptotic slope may not exist. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Differential-geometric approach to the integrability of hydrodynamic chains: the Haantjes tensor

The integrability of an m-component system of hydrodynamic type, u _t = V(u)u _x , by the generalized hodograph method requires the diagonalizability of the m ×  m matrix V(u). This condition is known to be equivalent to the vanishing of the corresponding Haantjes tensor. We generalize this approach to hydrodynamic chains—infinite-component systems of hydrodynamic type for which the ∞ ×  ∞ matrix V(u) is ‘sufficiently sparse’. For such systems the Haantjes tensor is well-defined, and the calculation of its components involves finite summations only. We illustrate our approach by classifying broad classes of conservative and Hamiltonian hydrodynamic chains with the zero Haantjes tensor. We prove that the vanishing of the Haantjes tensor is a necessary condition for a hydrodynamic chain to possess an infinity of semi-Hamiltonian hydrodynamic reductions, thus providing an easy-to-verify necessary condition for the integrability.     

Remarks on integrable systems

The problem of integrability conditions for systems of differential equations is discussed. Darboux’s classical results on the integrability of linear non-autonomous systems with an incomplete set of particular solutions are generalized. Special attention is paid to linear Hamiltonian systems. The paper discusses the general problem of integrability of the systems of autonomous differential equations in an n-dimensional space, which admit the algebra of symmetry fields of dimension ? n. Using a method due to Liouville, this problem is reduced to investigating the integrability conditions for Hamiltonian systems with Hamiltonians linear in the momenta in phase space of dimension that is twice as large. In conclusion, the integrability of an autonomous system in three-dimensional space with two independent non-trivial symmetry fields is proved. It should be emphasized that no additional conditions are imposed on these fields.     

Integrability of Hamiltonian systems and differential Galois groups of higher variational equations

Given a complex analytical Hamiltonian system, we prove that a necessary condition for its meromorphic complete integrability is the commutativity of the identity component of the Galois group of each variational equation of arbitrary order along any integral curve. This was conjectured by the first author based on a suggestion by the third author. The first-order non-integrability criterion, obtained by the first and second authors using only first variational equations, is extended to higher orders by the present criterion. Using this result (at order two, three or higher) it is possible to solve important open problems of integrability which escaped the first order criterion.     

Integrable Systems on Phase Spaces with a Nonflat Metric

We study the integrability problem for evolution systems on phase spaces with a nonflat metric. We show that if the phase space is a sphere, the Hamiltonian systems are generated by the action of the Hamiltonian operators on the variations of the phase-space geodesics and the integrability problem for the evolution systems reduces to the integrability problem for the equations of motion for the frames on the phase space. We relate the bi-Hamiltonian representation of the evolution systems to the differential-geometric properties of the phase space.     

Conditions implying the vanishing of the Hamiltonian at infinity in optimal control problems

In an infinite horizon optimal control problem the Hamiltonian vanishes at infinity when the differential equation is autonomous and the integrand in the criterion satisfies some weak integrability conditions. A generalization of Michel’s result (in Econometrica 50:975–985, 1982) is obtained.     

Hamiltonicity and integrability of the Suslov problem

The Hamiltonian representation and integrability of the nonholonomic Suslov problem and its generalization suggested by S. A. Chaplygin are considered. This subject is important for understanding the qualitative features of the dynamics of this system, being in particular related to a nontrivial asymptotic behavior (i. e., to a certain scattering problem). A general approach based on studying a hierarchy in the dynamical behavior of nonholonomic systems is developed.