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On the open Toda chain with external forcing

Dynamical Systems 2020-12-07 v1 Mathematical Physics math.MP Exactly Solvable and Integrable Systems

Abstract

We consider the open Toda chain with external forcing, and in the case when the forcing stretches the system, we derive the longtime behavior of solutions of the chain. Using an observation of J\"{u}rgen Moser, we then show that the system is completely integrable, in the sense that the 2N2N-dimensional system has NN functionally independent Poisson commuting integrals, and also has a Lax-Pair formulation. In addition, we construct action-angle variables for the flow. In the case when the forcing compresses the system, the analysis of the flow remains open.

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@article{arxiv.2012.02244,
  title  = {On the open Toda chain with external forcing},
  author = {Percy Deift and Luen-Chau Li and Herbert Spohn and Carlos Tomei and Thomas Trogdon},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2012.02244},
  year   = {2020}
}
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