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Three elliptic closed characteristics on the non-degenerate compact convex hypersurfaces in R^6

Dynamical Systems 2026-03-17 v2

Abstract

Let ΣR2n\Sigma\subset \mathbb{R}^{2n} with n2n\geq2 be any C2C^2 compact convex hypersurface. The stability of closed characteristics has attracted considerable attention in related research fields. A long-standing conjecture states that all closed characteristics are irrationally elliptic, provided Σ\Sigma possesses only finitely geometrically distinct closed characteristics. This conjecture has been fully resolved only in R4\mathbb{R}^4, while it remains completely open in higher dimensions. Even in R6\mathbb{R}^6, it is unknown whether there exist three elliptic closed characteristics. In this paper, we first prove that for any ΣR2n\Sigma\subset \mathbb{R}^{2n} with finitely many closed characteristics, there exist at least two elliptic closed characteristics, which possess a nice symplectic normal form. In particular, as a simple corollary, they are irrational elliptic when Σ\Sigma is non-degenerate. Moreover, for any non-degenerate ΣR6\Sigma\subset\mathbb{R}^{6} with finitely many closed characteristics, we obtain at least three elliptic characteristics, of which at least two are irrationally elliptic. Based on the nn-or-\infty conjecture, three elliptic closed characteristics are optimal. This result provide theoretical support for further research on this conjecture.

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@article{arxiv.2603.12656,
  title  = {Three elliptic closed characteristics on the non-degenerate compact convex hypersurfaces in R^6},
  author = {Lu Liu and Yuwei Ou},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.12656},
  year   = {2026}
}