Vlasov limit and discreteness effects in cosmological N-body simulations

We present the problematic of controlling the discreteness effects in cosmological N-body simulations. We describe a perturbative treatment which gives an approximation describing the evolution under self-gravity of a lattice perturbed from its equilibrium, which allows to trace the evolution of the fully discrete distribution until the time when particles approach one another (“shell-crossing”). Perturbed lattices are typical initial conditions for cosmological N-body simulations and thus we can describe precisely the early time evolution of these simulations. A quantitative comparison with fluid Lagrangian theory permits to study discreteness effects in the linear regime of the simulations. We show finally some work in progress about quantifying discreteness effects in the non-perturbative (highly non-linear) regime of cosmological N-body simulations by evolving different discretizations of the same continuous density field.     

Multiple geometrically distinct closed noncollision orbits of fixed energy for N-body type problems with strong force potentials

Using the equivariant Ljusternik-Schnirelmann theory, we prove that there are at least geometrically distinct noncollision orbits with prescribed energy for a class of planar N-body type problems with strong force potentials.

     

Detecting unstable periodic orbits embedded in chaotic systems using the simplex method

This paper proposes an approach for detecting unstable periodic orbits embedded in chaotic systems by using the simplex method. The simplex algorithm is easily implemented and does not require the derivatives of the function to be optimized. As a result, it is also applicable to chaotic systems with discontinuities or in which functions contain noise.     

On manifolds of initial conditions leading to intersection of orbits of satellites with planet under weak gravitational perturbations

We consider the problem of initial conditions that lead to the intersection of a satellite orbit with planetocentric sphere of a radius R. The problem is considered in frame of the satellite version of the double-averaged restricted three body problem with taking into account gravitational perturbations caused by the polar oblateness of the planet. For some integrable cases we provide the boundaries of the manifolds of the initial orbital elements leading (or not leading) to the intersection of the satellite orbit with the planet surface.     

Polygons in billiard orbits

We study the geometry of billiard orbits on rectangular billiards. A truncated billiard orbit induces a partition of the rectangle into polygons. We prove that thirteen is a sharp upper bound for the number of different areas of these polygons.     

同宿流形中的奇异轨道

研究较一般的高维退化系统的同宿、异宿轨道分支问题．利用推广的Melnikov函数、横截性理论及奇摄动理论，对具有鞍—中心型奇点的带有角变量的奇摄动系统，在角变量频率产生共振的情况下，讨论其同宿、异缩轨道的扰动下保存和横截的条件．推广和改进了一些文献的结果。     

Exploiting orbits in symmetric ILP

This paper describes components of a branch-and-cut algorithm for solving integer linear programs having a large symmetry group. It describes an isomorphism pruning algorithm and variable setting procedures using orbits of the symmetry group. Pruning and orbit computations are performed by backtracking procedures using a Schreier-Sims table for representing the symmetry group. Applications to hard set covering problems, generation of covering designs and error correcting codes are given.Mathematics Subject Classification (2000):90C10, 90C27, 90C57     

Integer points in backward orbits

A theorem of J. Silverman states that a forward orbit of a rational map φ(z) on P¹(K) contains finitely many S-integers in the number field K when (φ°φ)(z) is not a polynomial. We state an analogous conjecture for the backward orbits using a general S-integrality notion based on the Galois conjugates of points. This conjecture is proven for the map φ(z)=zd, and consequently Chebyshev polynomials, by uniformly bounding the number of Galois orbits for zn−β when β≠0 is a non-root of unity. In general, our conjecture is true provided that the number of Galois orbits for φn(z)−β is bounded independently of n.     

Closed orbits in homology classes

Dedicated to Pr. Akihiko Morimoto for his 60th birthday     

Patterns in irregular multi-dimensional arrays

In this paper, we study irregular 3D-Arrays with pyramid shapes. Some computation using Maple software and C++ language have been carried out to illustrate some novel and interesting patterns of numbers in these arrays.     

Lyapunov orbits in the n-vortex problem

In the reduced phase space by rotation, we prove the existence of periodic orbits of the n-vortex problem emanating from a relative equilibrium formed by n unit vortices at the vertices of a regular polygon, both in the plane and at a fixed latitude when the ideal fluid moves on the surface of a sphere. In the case of a plane we also prove the existence of such periodic orbits in the (n + 1)-vortex problem, where an additional central vortex of intensity κ is added to the ring of the polygonal configuration.     

Periodic orbits in complex Abel equations

This paper is devoted to prove two unexpected properties of the Abel equation dz/dt=z³+B(t)z²+C(t)z, where B and C are smooth, 2π-periodic complex valuated functions, t∈R and z∈C. The first one is that there is no upper bound for its number of isolated 2π-periodic solutions. In contrast, recall that if the functions B and C are real valuated then the number of complex 2π-periodic solutions is at most three. The second property is that there are examples of the above equation with B and C being low degree trigonometric polynomials such that the center variety is formed by infinitely many connected components in the space of coefficients of B and C. This result is also in contrast with the characterization of the center variety for the examples of Abel equations dz/dt=A(t)z³+B(t)z² studied in the literature, where the center variety is located in a finite number of connected components.     

Two-transitive orbits in finite projective planes

The problem of classifying finite projective planes of order n with an automorphism group G and a point orbit on which G acts two-transitively is investigated in considerable detail, under the assumption that has length at last n. Combining old and new results a rather satisfying classification is obtained, even though some cases for orbit lengths n and n + 1 remain unsolved.