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Assume the mapping $$A:\left\{ \begin{array}{ll} x_{1}=x+\omega+y+f(x,y), y_{1}=y+g(x,y), \end{array} \right. (x, y)\in \mathbb{T}^{d}\times B(r_{0}) $$ is reversible with respect to $G: (x, y)\mapsto (-x, y),$ and $| f |…
This is a general description of a probabilistic formalism of mechanics, i.e., an extension of the Newtonian mechanics principles to the systems undergoing random motion. From an analysis of the induction procedure from experimental data to…
We present a KAM theorem for presymplectic dynamical systems. The theorem has a " a posteriori " format. We show that given a Diophantine frequency $\omega$ and a family of presymplectic mappings, if we find an embedded torus which is…
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