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The Newton equation describing the particle motion in constant external field force on canonical, Lie-algebraic and quadratic space-time is investigated. We show that for canonical deformation of space-time the dynamical effects are absent,…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2009-01-27 Marcin Daszkiewicz , Cezary J. Walczyk

Several completely integrable, indeed solvable, Hamiltonian many-body problems are exhibited, characterized by Newtonian equations of motion ("acceleration equal force"), with linear and cubic forces, in N-dimensional space (N being an…

Exactly Solvable and Integrable Systems · Physics 2009-11-10 M. Bruschi , F. Calogero

We consider the $N$-body problem of celestial mechanics in spaces of nonzero constant curvature. Using the concept of locked inertia tensor, we compute the moment of inertia for systems moving on spheres and hyperbolic spheres and show that…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2016-03-11 Florin Diacu , Cristina Stoica , Shuqiang Zhu

We prove for a large class of n-body problems including a subclass of quasihomogeneous n-body problems, the classical n-body problem, the n-body problem in spaces of negative constant Gaussian curvature and a restricted case of the n-body…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2018-06-28 Pieter Tibboel

We study the quantum mechanics of the derivative nonlinear Schrodinger equation which has appeared in many areas of physics and is known to be classically integrable. We find that the N-body quantum problem is exactly solvable with both…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2008-02-03 Diptiman Sen

The classical Euler--Poinsot case of the rigid body dynamics admits a class of simple but non-trivial integrable generalizations, which modify the Poisson equations describing the motion of the body in space. These generalizations possess…

Exactly Solvable and Integrable Systems · Physics 2015-06-15 Yuri N. Fedorov , Andrzej J. Maciejewski , Maria Przybylska

The regular-geometric-figure solution to the $N$-body problem is presented in a very simple way. The Newtonian formalism is used without resorting to a more involved rotating coordinate system. Those configurations occur for other kinds of…

Classical Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 Antonio S. de Castro , Cristiane A Vilela

In this paper, we derive equations of motion for the normal-order, the symmetric-order and the antinormal-order quantum characteristic functions, applicable for general Hamiltonian systems. We do this by utilizing the `characteristic form'…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2008-05-02 Itay Hen , Amir Kalev

The conservation of energy, linear momentum and angular momentum are important drivers for our physical understanding of the evolution of the Universe. These quantities are also conserved in Newton's laws of motion under gravity…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-18 Simon Portegies Zwart , Tjarda Boekholt

We study singularities of the n-body problem in spaces of constant curvature and generalize certain results due to Painleve, Weierstrass, and Sundman. For positive curvature, some of our proofs use the correspondence between total collision…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2011-02-28 Florin Diacu

We pose several questions for the classical N-body problem inspired by connections between the virial equation and the Jacobi-Maupertuis formulationof mechanics. We answer some.

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2026-03-20 Richard Montgomery

The $N$-body problem is of historical significance because it was the first implementation of the Newtonian dynamical laws for the description of our Solar System. Motivated by this, the project's goal is to revisit this problem for small…

Computational Physics · Physics 2020-12-08 Achilleas Mavrakis , Konstantinos Kritos

We perform the bifurcation analysis of the Kepler problem on $S^3$ and $L^3$. An analogue of the Delaunay variables is introduced. We investigate the motion of a point mass in the field of the Newtonian center moving along a geodesic on…

Exactly Solvable and Integrable Systems · Physics 2009-11-11 Alexey V. Borisov , Ivan S. Mamaev

Consider the dynamics of two point masses on a surface of constant curvature subject to an attractive force analogue of Newton's inverse square law. When the distance between the bodies is sufficiently small, the reduced equations of motion…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2020-07-01 Connor Jackman

There are periodic solutions to the equal-mass three-body (and N-body) problem in Newtonian gravity. The figure-eight solution is one of them. In this paper, we discuss its solution in the first and second post-Newtonian approximations to…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2008-11-26 Carlos O. Lousto , Hiroyuki Nakano

We formulate and solve the problem of Newtonian cosmology under the assumption that the absolute space of Newton is non-Euclidean. In particular, we focus on the negatively-curved hyperbolic space, H3. We point out the inequivalence between…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-06-17 John D. Barrow

This work considers the {\em gravitational} $N$-body problem and introduces global time-renormalization {\em functions} that allow the efficient numerical integration with fixed time-steps. First, a lower bound of the radius of convergence…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2020-05-22 M. Antoñana , P. Chartier , J. Makazaga , A. Murua

Action at a distance in Newtonian physics is replaced by finite propagation speeds in classical physics, the physics defined by the field theories of Maxwell and Einstein. As a result, the differential equations of motion in Newtonian…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 Carmen Chicone

In this paper, we propose a new approach to the relativistic quantum mechanics for many-body, which is a self-consistent system constructed by juxtaposed but mutually coupled nonlinear Dirac's equations. The classical approximation of this…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 Ying-Qiu Gu

The equations of motion for $N$ non-relativistic particles attracting according to Newton's law are shown to correspond to the equations for null geodesics in a $(3N+2)$-dimensional Lorentzian, Ricci-flat, spacetime with a covariantly…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-07-09 C. Duval , G. Gibbons , P. Horvathy