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Local and Semi-Local Bifurcations in Hamiltonian Dynamical Systems

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2007
ISBN
354038894X, 9783540388944, 9783540388968
DOI
10.1007/3-540-38894-X
Google Books ID
-kfvAAAAMAAJ
Open Library ID
OL15619262M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (6812138 bytes)
Series
Lecture Notes in Mathematics 1893
Edition
1
Pages
242\248
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Once again KAM theory is committed in the context of nearly integrable Hamiltonian systems. While elliptic and hyperbolic tori determine the distribution of maximal invariant tori, they themselves form n-parameter families. Hence, without the need for untypical conditions or external parameters, torus bifurcations of high co-dimension may be found in a single given Hamiltonian system. The text moves gradually from the integrable case, in which symmetries allow for reduction to bifurcating equilibria, to non-integrability, where smooth parametrisations have to be replaced by Cantor sets. Planar singularities and their versal unfoldings are an important ingredient that helps to explain the underlying dynamics in a transparent way.

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