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A maximally superintegrable system on an n-dimensional space of nonconstant curvature

Mathematical Physics 2008-11-26 v1 math.MP Exactly Solvable and Integrable Systems

Abstract

A novel Hamiltonian system in n dimensions which admits the maximal number 2n-1 of functionally independent, quadratic first integrals is presented. This system turns out to be the first example of a maximally superintegrable Hamiltonian on an n-dimensional Riemannian space of nonconstant curvature, and it can be interpreted as the intrinsic Smorodinsky-Winternitz system on such a space. Moreover, we provide three different complete sets of integrals in involution and solve the equations of motion in closed form.

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@article{arxiv.math-ph/0612080,
  title  = {A maximally superintegrable system on an n-dimensional space of nonconstant curvature},
  author = {Angel Ballesteros and Alberto Enciso and Francisco J. Herranz and Orlando Ragnisco},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math-ph/0612080},
  year   = {2008}
}

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11 pages