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Limits of the Formal Integrals of Motion

Chaotic Dynamics 2026-01-22 v1

Abstract

We consider a formal (approximate) integral of motion in Hamiltonians of the form H=12(X2+Y2+ω12x2+ω22y2)+ϵ(ηxy2+αx3+βx2y+γy3)H=\frac{1}{2}(X^2+Y^2+\omega_1^2x^2+\omega_2^2y^2)+\epsilon(\eta xy^2+\alpha x^3+\beta x^2y+\gamma y^3) generalizing previous cases with β=γ=0\beta=\gamma=0. First we give the general form of this integral when ω1/ω2\omega_1/\omega_2 is irrational and then we consider the case of commensurable frequencies. In particular we study the integrals for the resonances ω1/ω2=4/1,5/1,3/2,4/3,3/1\omega_1/\omega_2=4/1, 5/1, 3/2, 4/3, 3/1 and 2/12/1. We also calculate the invariant curves and the orbits in the cases ω1/ω2=2/1\omega_1/\omega_2=2/1 and 1/11/1 (with β=γ=0\beta=\gamma=0) and we compare the exact-numerical and the theoretical results predicted by the formal integral when βγ0\beta\gamma\neq0. In the special case ω1/ω2=1/1\omega_1/\omega_2=1/1 we find an integral when β=γ=0\beta=\gamma=0 and ηα0\eta\alpha\neq0 or η=α=0\eta=\alpha=0 and βγ0\beta\gamma\neq 0, but this is not possible when ηαβγ0\eta\alpha\beta\gamma\neq 0. However, we find that the invariant curves and the orbits can be approximated by a non-resonant integral with ω1/ω2=52/7=1.010\omega_1/\omega_2=5\sqrt{2}/7=1.010\dots.

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@article{arxiv.2601.14899,
  title  = {Limits of the Formal Integrals of Motion},
  author = {George Contopoulos and Athanasios C. Tzemos and Foivos Zanias},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.14899},
  year   = {2026}
}

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