What does it mean to say that a finite-dimensional Hamiltonian system is integrable? State the Arnold-Liouville theorem.
A six-dimensional dynamical system with coordinates (x1,x2,x3,y1,y2,y3) is governed by the differential equations
dtdxi=−2π1j=i∑(xi−xj)2+(yi−yj)2Γj(yi−yj), dtdyi=2π1j=i∑(xi−xj)2+(yi−yj)2Γj(xi−xj)
for i=1,2,3, where {Γi}i=13 are positive constants. Show that these equations can be written in the form
Γi dtdxi=∂yi∂F,Γi dtdyi=−∂xi∂F,i=1,2,3
for an appropriate function F. By introducing the coordinates
q=(x1,x2,x3),p=(Γ1y1,Γ2y2,Γ3y3),
show that the system can be written in Hamiltonian form
dtdq=∂p∂H,dtdp=−∂q∂H
for some Hamiltonian H=H(q,p) which you should determine.
Show that the three functions
A=i=1∑3Γixi,B=i=1∑3Γiyi,C=i=1∑3Γi(xi2+yi2)
are first integrals of the Hamiltonian system.
Making use of the fundamental Poisson brackets {qi,qj}={pi,pj}=0 and {qi,pj}=δij, show that
{A,C}=2B,{B,C}=−2A
Hence show that the Hamiltonian system is integrable.