A Variational Approach to the Study of the Existence of Invariant Lagrangian Graphs

Alfonso Sorrentino

Bollettino dell'Unione Matematica Italiana (2013)

  • Volume: 6, Issue: 2, page 405-440
  • ISSN: 0392-4041

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This paper surveys some recent results by the author and some collaborators, on the existence of invariant Lagrangian graphs for Tonelli Hamiltonian systems.

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Sorrentino, Alfonso. "A Variational Approach to the Study of the Existence of Invariant Lagrangian Graphs." Bollettino dell'Unione Matematica Italiana 6.2 (2013): 405-440. <http://eudml.org/doc/294056>.

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