Special Families of Orbits in the Direct Problem of Dynamics |
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| Authors: | M-C Anisiu C Blaga G Bozis |
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| Institution: | (1) T. Popoviciu Institute of Numerical Analysis, Romanian Academy, P.O. Box 68, 3400 Cluj-Napoca, Romania;(2) Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania;(3) Department of Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-54006 Thessaloniki, Greece |
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| Abstract: | The direct problem of dynamics in two dimensions is modeled by a nonlinear second-order partial differential equation, which is therefore difficult to be solved. The task may be made easier by adding some constraints on the unknown function  = f
y
/f
x
, where f(x, y) = c is the monoparametric family of orbits traced in the xy Cartesian plane by a material point of unit mass, under the action of a given potential V(x, y). If the function is supposed to verify a linear first-order partial differential equation, for potentials V satisfying a differential condition, can be found as a common solution of certain polynomial equations.The various situations which can appear are discussed and are then illustrated by some examples, for which the energy on the members of the family, as well as the region where the motion takes place, are determined. One example is dedicated to a Hénon—Heiles type potential, while another one gives rise to families of isothermal curves (a special case of orthogonal families). The connection between the inverse/direct problem of dynamics and the possibility of detecting integrability of a given potential is briefly discussed.This revised version was published online in October 2005 with corrections to the Cover Date. |
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| Keywords: | integrability inverse and direct problem of dynamics special families of orbits |
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