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Normal modes in symplectic stratified spaces

Symplectic Geometry 2007-05-23 v2 Differential Geometry Dynamical Systems

Abstract

We generalize the Weinstein-Moser theorem on the existence of nonlinear normal modes (i.e., periodic orbits) near an equilibrium in a Hamiltonian system to a theorem on the existence of relative periodic orbits near a relative equilibrium in a Hamiltonian system with continuous symmetries. More specifically we significantly improve a result proved earlier jointly with Tokieda (math.SG/9901102): we remove a technical hypothesis which amounted to an assumption that the symmetry group is a torus.

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@article{arxiv.math/9906007,
  title  = {Normal modes in symplectic stratified spaces},
  author = {Eugene Lerman},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/9906007},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

9 pages. Title changed. Exposition improved. One proposition added. References added