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On polynomially integrable Birkhoff billiards on surfaces of constant curvature
We present a solution of the algebraic version of Birkhoff Conjecture on
integrable billiards. Namely we show that every polynomially integrable real
bounded convex planar billiard with smooth boundary is an ellipse. We extend
this result to billiards with piecewise-smooth and not necessarily convex
boundary on arbitrary two-dimensional surface of constant curvature: plane,
sphere, Lobachevsky (hyperbolic) plane; each of them being modeled as a plane
or a (pseudo-) sphere in equipped with appropriate quadratic
form. Namely, we show that a billiard is polynomially integrable, if and only
if its boundary is a union of confocal conical arcs and appropriate geodesic
segments. We also present a complexification of these results. These are joint
results of Mikhail Bialy, Andrey Mironov and the author. The proof is split
into two parts. The first part is given by Bialy and Mironov in their two joint
papers. They considered the tautological projection of the boundary to
and studied its orthogonal-polar dual curve, which is piecewise
algebraic, by S.V.Bolotin's theorem. By their arguments and another Bolotin's
theorem, it suffices to show that each non-linear complex irreducible component
of the dual curve is a conic. They have proved that all its singularities and
inflection points (if any) lie in the projectivized zero locus of the
corresponding quadratic form on . The present paper provides the
second part of the proof: we show that each above irreducible component is a
conic and finish the solution of the Algebraic Birkhoff Conjecture in constant
curvature.Comment: To appear in the Journal of the European Mathematical Society (JEMS),
69 pages, 2 figures. A shorter proof of Theorem 4.24. Minor precisions and
misprint correction
Periodicity of certain piecewise affine planar maps
We determine periodic and aperiodic points of certain piecewise affine maps
in the Euclidean plane. Using these maps, we prove for
that all integer
sequences satisfying are periodic
Bifurcations of piecewise smooth flows:perspectives, methodologies and open problems
In this paper, the theory of bifurcations in piecewise smooth flows is critically surveyed. The focus is on results that hold in arbitrarily (but finitely) many dimensions, highlighting significant areas where a detailed understanding is presently lacking. The clearest results to date concern equilibria undergoing bifurcations at switching boundaries, and limit cycles undergoing grazing and sliding bifurcations. After discussing fundamental concepts, such as topological equivalence of two piecewise smooth systems, discontinuity-induced bifurcations are defined for equilibria and limit cycles. Conditions for equilibria to exist in n-dimensions are given, followed by the conditions under which they generically undergo codimension-one bifurcations. The extent of knowledge of their unfoldings is also summarized. Codimension-one bifurcations of limit cycles and boundary-intersection crossing are described together with techniques for their classification. Codimension-two bifurcations are discussed with suggestions for further study
Aspects of Bifurcation Theory for Piecewise-Smooth, Continuous Systems
Systems that are not smooth can undergo bifurcations that are forbidden in
smooth systems. We review some of the phenomena that can occur for
piecewise-smooth, continuous maps and flows when a fixed point or an
equilibrium collides with a surface on which the system is not smooth. Much of
our understanding of these cases relies on a reduction to piecewise linearity
near the border-collision. We also review a number of codimension-two
bifurcations in which nonlinearity is important.Comment: pdfLaTeX, 9 figure
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