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The Vlasov-Poisson equation, the Moebius Geometry and then-body problem in a negative space form

Dynamical Systems 2014-12-30 v3

Abstract

By using, the Vlasov-Poisson equation defined in either a Riemannian or a semi-Riemannian space Rgk\mathbb{R}^k_g, and a Dirac distribution function, we re-obtain the well known and classical equations of motion of a mechanical system with a pairwise acting potential function. We apply this result to the study of an nn--body problem in a two dimensional negative space form with the hyperbolic cotangent potential. Following the Klein's geometric Erlangen program, with methods of M\"{o}bius geometry and using the Iwasawa decomposition of the M\"{o}bius isometric group SL(2,R)SL(2,\mathbb{R}) via its representation in one Clifford Algebra, we complete the study of the whole set of M\"{o}bius solutions (relative equilibria) of the problem begun by Diacu {\it et al.} in \cite{Diacu8}.

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@article{arxiv.1408.1116,
  title  = {The Vlasov-Poisson equation, the Moebius Geometry and then-body problem in a negative space form},
  author = {Pedro Pablo Ortega Palencia and J. Guadalupe Reyes Victoria},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1408.1116},
  year   = {2014}
}

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23 pages, 5 figures