Symplectic Geometry of Integrable Hamiltonian Systems /

Among all the Hamiltonian systems, the integrable ones have special geometric properties; in particular, their solutions are very regular and quasi-periodic. The quasi-periodicity of the solutions of an integrable system is a result of the fact that the system is invariant under a (semi-global) toru...

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Main Author: Audin, Michèle
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Silva, Ana Cannas, Lerman, Eugene
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Basel : Birkhäuser Basel : Imprint : Birkhäuser, 2003.
Series:Advanced Courses in Mathematics CRM Barcelona, Centre de Recerca Matemàtica.
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Summary:Among all the Hamiltonian systems, the integrable ones have special geometric properties; in particular, their solutions are very regular and quasi-periodic. The quasi-periodicity of the solutions of an integrable system is a result of the fact that the system is invariant under a (semi-global) torus action. It is thus natural to investigate the symplectic manifolds that can be endowed with a (global) torus action. This leads to symplectic toric manifolds (Part B of this book). Physics makes a surprising come-back in Part A: to describe Mirror Symmetry, one looks for a special kind of Lagrangian submanifolds and integrable systems, the special Lagrangians. Furthermore, integrable Hamiltonian systems on punctured cotangent bundles are a starting point for the study of contact toric manifolds (Part C of this book).
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Physical Description:1 online resource (240 pages)
ISBN:9783034880718 (electronic bk.)
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