Geometry of Integrable Systems
An Introduction

By (author) Alessandro Arsie,Igor Mencattini

ISBN13: 9783031962813

Imprint: Springer International Publishing AG

Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG

Format: Hardback

Published: 27/08/2025

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This textbook explores differential geometrical aspects of the theory of completely integrable Hamiltonian systems. It provides a comprehensive introduction to the mathematical foundations and illustrates it with a thorough analysis of classical examples. This book is organized into two parts. Part I contains a detailed, elementary exposition of the topics needed to start a serious geometrical analysis of complete integrability. This includes a background in symplectic and Poisson geometry, the study of Hamiltonian systems with symmetry, a primer on the theory of completely integrable systems, and a presentation of bi-Hamiltonian geometry. Part II is devoted to the analysis of three classical examples of integrable systems. This includes the description of the (free) n-dimensional rigid-body, the rational Calogero-Moser system, and the open Toda system. In each case, ths system is described, its integrability is discussed, and at least one of its (known) bi-Hamiltonian descriptions is presented. This work can benefit advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students with a strong interest in geometrical methods of mathematical physics. Prerequisites include an introductory course in differential geometry and some familiarity with Hamiltonian and Lagrangian mechanics.
Part I: Preliminary material.- Symplectic Geometry.- Elements of Poisson Geometry.- Hamiltonian G-actions and the Marsden-Weinstein-Meyer reduction.- Lagrangian fibrations and integrable systems.- Elements of Bi-Hamiltonian Geometry.- Bibliographical Notes.- Part II: A Sample of Classical Integrable Systems.- Rigid bodies.- The Toda System.- Calogero-Moser Systems.- Appendix A: Elements of Symplectic Linear Algebra.- Appendix B: Elements of Differential Geometry.- Appendix C: Lie Groups, Lie Algebras, and Fiber Bundles.- Appendix D: Cotangent Lifts.- Bibliography.- Index.
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  • Differential & Riemannian geometry
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