Research Outputs
Symplectic Reeb atlas and determination of periodic solutions in perturbed isotropic n-oscillators
We construct a symplectic atlas adapted to the flow action of an uncoupled isotropic n-oscillator, referred to as the Reeb atlas. In the context of Reeb's Theorem for Hamiltonian systems with symmetry, these variables are very useful for finding periodic orbits and determining their stability in perturbed harmonic oscillators. These variables separate orbits, meaning they are in bijective correspondence with the set of orbits. Hence, they are especially suited for determining the exact number of periodic solutions via reduction and averaging methods. Moreover, for an arbitrary polynomial perturbation, we provide lower and upper bounds for the number of periodic orbits according to the degree of the perturbation.
Geometric Numerical Test via Collective Integrators: A Tool for Orbital and Attitude Propagation
We propose a novel numerical test to evaluate the reliability of numerical propagations, leveraging the fiber bundle structure of phase space typically induced by Lie symmetries, though not exclusively. This geometric test simultaneously verifies two properties: (i) preservation of conservation principles, and (ii) faithfulness to the symmetry-induced fiber bundle structure. To generalize the approach to systems lacking inherent symmetries, we construct an associated collective system endowed with an artificial G-symmetry. The original system then emerges as the G-reduced version of this collective system. By integrating the collective system and monitoring G-fiber bundle conservation, our test quantifies numerical precision loss and detects geometric structure violations more effectively than classical integral-based checks. Numerical experiments demonstrate the superior performance of this method, particularly in long-term simulations of rigid body dynamics and perturbed Keplerian systems.