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Hamiltonian systems with linear potential and elastic constraints

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  1. Department of Mathematics, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85 721, U.S.A.

Abstract

We consider a class of Hamiltonian systems with linear potential, elastic constraints and arbitrary number of degrees of freedom. We establish sufficient conditions for complete hyperbolicity of the system.

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Fundamenta Mathematicae
1998/157/2-3
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Pages:
305-341
Main language of publication
English
Received
1997-09-25
Accepted
1998-02-06
Published
1998
Exact and natural sciences