Isochronous Systems

Isochronous Systems

by Francesco Calogero
ISBN-10:
0199535280
ISBN-13:
9780199535286
Pub. Date:
04/15/2008
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0199535280
ISBN-13:
9780199535286
Pub. Date:
04/15/2008
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Isochronous Systems

Isochronous Systems

by Francesco Calogero

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Overview

A dynamical system is called isochronous if it features in its phase space an open, fully-dimensional region where all its solutions are periodic in all its degrees of freedom with the same, fixed period. Recently a simple transformation has been introduced, applicable to quite a large class of dynamical systems, that yields autonomous systems which are isochronous. This justifies the notion that isochronous systems are not rare.

In this book the procedure to manufacture isochronous systems is reviewed, and many examples of such systems are provided. Examples include many-body problems characterized by Newtonian equations of motion in spaces of one or more dimensions, Hamiltonian systems, and also nonlinear evolution equations (PDEs).

The book shall be of interest to students and researchers working on dynamical systems, including integrable and nonintegrable models, with a finite or infinite number of degrees of freedom. It might be used as a basic textbook, or as backup material for an undergraduate or graduate course.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780199535286
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 04/15/2008
Pages: 262
Product dimensions: 9.30(w) x 6.00(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Francesco Calogero
Professor of Theoretical Physics, University of Rome "La Sapienza"

Table of Contents

1. Introduction2. Isochronous systems are not rare3. A single ODE of arbitrary order4. Systems of ODEs: many-body problems, nonlinear harmonic oscillators5. Isochronous Hamiltonian systems are not rare6. Asymptotically isochronous systems7. Isochronous PDEs8. OutlookAppendix A: Some useful identitiesAppendix B: Two proofsAppendix C: Diophantine findings and conjectures
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