Generic Hamiltonian Dynamical Systems are Neither Integrable nor Ergodic

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American Mathematical Soc., 1974 - 52 pages
This memoir gives an introduction to Hamiltonian dynamical systems on symplectic manifolds, including definitions of Hamiltonian vector fields, Poisson brackets, integrals of motion, complete integrability, and ergodicity. A particularly complete treatment of action-angle coordinates is given. Historical background into the question of ergodicity and integrability in Hamiltonian systems is also given.
 

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1 The Problem of Transitivity in Classical Mechanics
1
2 Global Hamiltonian Dynamics on Symplectic Manifolds
5
3 ActionAngle Coordinates and Integrability
17
4 Elliptic Equilibria and Ergodicity
33
5 Superintegrability and Some Remarks on Noncompact Manifolds
47
References
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