Straight Line Orbits in Hamiltonian Flows
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چکیده
We investigate periodic straight-line orbits (SLO) in Hamiltonian force fields using both direct and inverse methods. A general theorem is proven for natural Hamiltonians quadratic in the momenta in arbitrary dimension and specialized to two and three dimension. Next we specialize to homogeneous potentials and their superpositions, including the familiar HénonHeiles problem. It is shown that SLO’s can exist for arbitrary finite superpositions of N forms. The results are applied to a family of generalized Hénon-Heiles potentials having discrete rotational symmetry. SLO’s are also found for superpositions of these potentials.
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