Intersecting Windows
University of Minnesota
School of Mathematics

 

Homoclinic Phenomena for Orbits Doubly Asymptotic to an Invariant Three-Sphere

Robert W. Easton & Richard McGehee

Indiana University Mathematics Journal 28 (2) (1979), 211–240. doi: 10.1512/iumj.1979.28.28015

 


 
 
   
     
      
 
Note.  Invariant three spheres foliated by periodic orbits arise in classical mechanical systems with three degrees of freedom. The existence of orbits that are asymptotic to the invariant sphere both forward and backward in time can give rise to interesting behavior in nearby orbits.
 

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Reprints are available for download from the journal website:
doi: 10.1512/iumj.1979.28.28015

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