Abstract:
We discuss one of the possible finite-dimensional analogues of
the general Bäcklund transformation relating different partial
differential equations. We show that different Hamilton–Jacobi
equations can be obtained from the same Lax matrix. We consider
Hénon–Heiles systems on the plane, Neumann and Chaplygin
systems on the sphere, and two integrable systems with
velocity-dependent potentials as examples.
Keywords:general Bäcklund transformation, Hamilton–Jacobi equation, separation of variables, Lax matrix.