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A note on focus-focus singularities

Dynamical Systems 2007-05-23 v1 Differential Geometry

Abstract

We give a topological and geometrical description of focus-focus singularities of integrable Hamiltonian systems. In particular, we explain why the monodromy around these singularities is non-trivial, a result obtained before by J.J. Duistermaat and others for some concrete systems.

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@article{arxiv.math/0110147,
  title  = {A note on focus-focus singularities},
  author = {Nguyen Tien Zung},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0110147},
  year   = {2007}
}

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old paper put here for archival purposes