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Peakons, R-Matrix and Toda-Lattice

solv-int 2015-06-26 v1 Exactly Solvable and Integrable Systems

Abstract

The integrability of a family of hamiltonian systems, describing in a particular case the motionof N ``peakons" (special solutions of the so-called Camassa-Holm equation) is established in the framework of the rr-matrix approach, starting from its Lax representation. In the general case, the rr-matrix is a dynamical one and has an interesting though complicated structure. However, for a particular choice of the relevant parameters in the hamiltonian (the one corresponding to the pure ``peakons" case), the rr-matrix becomes essentially constant, and reduces to the one pertaining to the finite (non-periodic) Toda lattice. Intriguing consequences of such property are discussed and an integrable time discretisation is derived.

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@article{arxiv.solv-int/9509012,
  title  = {Peakons, R-Matrix and Toda-Lattice},
  author = {O. Ragnisco and M. Bruschi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:solv-int/9509012},
  year   = {2015}
}

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