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Liouville integrability of the isotropic harmonic oscillator

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For
H=21​∑j=1n​(qj2​+pj2​),
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the functions Ij​=(qj2​+pj2​)/2 are independent almost everywhere, Poisson commute, and sum to H. A regular common level Ij​=cj​>0 is the product of circles of radii 2cj​​, hence an invariant n-torus. Allowing some cj​=0 gives lower-dimensional singular tori.

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  • Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2018 / ii / Paper 1 / 32A / e / Solution

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