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Separation of variables in quasi-potential systems of bi-cofactor form

Exactly Solvable and Integrable Systems 2009-11-07 v1

Abstract

We perform variable separation in the quasi-potential systems of equations of the form q¨=A1k=A~1k~\ddot{q}=-A^{-1}\nabla k=-\tilde{A}^{-1}\nabla\tilde{k}{}, where AA and A~\tilde{A} are Killing tensors, by embedding these systems into a bi-Hamiltonian chain and by calculating the corresponding Darboux-Nijenhuis coordinates on the symplectic leaves of one of the Hamiltonian structures of the system. We also present examples of the corresponding separation coordinates in two and three dimensions.

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@article{arxiv.nlin/0201058,
  title  = {Separation of variables in quasi-potential systems of bi-cofactor form},
  author = {Krzysztof Marciniak and Maciej Blaszak},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nlin/0201058},
  year   = {2009}
}

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LaTex, 30 pages, to appear in J. Phys. A: Math. Gen