Special Issue: On the 175th Anniversary of S.V. Kovalevskaya (Issue Editors: Vladimir Dragović, Andrey Mironov, and Sergei Tabachnikov)
When Knowledge of a Single Integral of Motion is Sufficient for Integration of Newton Equations $\ddot{q} = M (q)$
Stefan Rauch-Wojciechowskia,
Maria Przybylskab a Department of Mathematics, Linköping University,
581 83 Linköping, Sweden
b Institute of Physics, University of Zielona Góra,
Licealna 9, PL-65–417 Zielona Góra, Poland
Аннотация:
For an autonomous dynamical system of
$n$ differential equations each integral of
motion allows for reduction of the order of equations by 1 and knowledge of
$(n - 1)$ integrals
is necessary for the system to be integrated by quadratures. The amenability of Hamiltonian
systems to being integrated by quadratures is characterised by the Liouville theorem where
in
$2n$-dimensional phase space only
$n$ integrals are sufficient as equations are generated by 1
function — the Hamiltonian.
There are, however, large families of Newton-type differential equations for which knowledge
of 2 or 1 integral is sufficient for recovering separability and integration by quadratures. The
purpose of this paper is to discuss a tradeoff between the number of integrals and the special
structure of autonomous, velocity-independent 2nd order Newton equations $\ddot{\boldsymbol{q}}=\boldsymbol{M}(\boldsymbol{q})$,
$\boldsymbol{q}\in\mathbb R^n$,
which allows for integration by quadratures.
In particular, we review little-known results on quasipotential and triangular Newton equations
to explain how it is possible that 2 or 1 integral is sufficient. The theory of these Newton
equations provides new types of separation webs consisting of quadratic (but not orthogonal)
surfaces.
Ключевые слова:
integration by quadratures, separability, Newton systems, Hamilton systems, Poisson structures
MSC: 34A05,
34A34,
70H06,
70H05 Поступила в редакцию: 13.03.2025
Принята в печать: 16.09.2025
Язык публикации: английский
DOI:
10.1134/S1560354725050077