C^1-generic billiard tables have a dense set of periodic points
We prove that the set of periodic points of a generic C^1-billiard table is dense in the phase space.
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We prove that the set of periodic points of a generic C^1-billiard table is dense in the phase space.
We prove that all the Tonelli Hamiltonians defined on the cotangent bundle $T^*\T^n$ of the $n$-dimensional torus that have no conjugate points are $C^0$ integrable, i.e. $T^*\T^n$ is $C^0$ foliated by a family $\Fc$ of invariant $C^0$ Lagrangian graphs. Assuming that the Hamiltonian is $C^\infty$, we prove that there exists a $G_δ$ subset $\Gc$ of $\Fc$ such that the dynamics restricted to every element of $\Gc$ is strictly ergodic. Moreover, we prove that the Lyapunov exponents of every $C^0$ integrable Tonelli Hamiltonian are zero and deduce that the metric and topological entropies vanish.
We construct a $C^2$ symplectic twist map f of the annulus that has an essential invariant curve C such that: - C is not differentiable; - the dynamics of f restricted to C is conjugated to the one of a Denjoy counter-example; - C is at the boundary of an instability zone for f.
In this article, we study the minimizing measures of the Tonelli Hamiltonians. More precisely, we study the relationships between the so-called Green bundles and various notions as: - the Lyapunov exponents of minimizing measures; -the weak KAM solutions. In particular, we deduce that the support of every minimizing measure all of whose Lyapunov exponents are zero is C1-regular almost everywhere.
We consider locally minimizing measures for the conservative twist maps of the $d$-dimensional annulus or for the Tonelli Hamiltonian flows defined on a cotangent bundle $T^*M$. For weakly hyperbolic such measures (i.e. measures with no zero Lyapunov exponents), we prove that the mean distance/angle between the stable and the unstable Oseledet's bundles gives an upper bound of the sum of the positive Lyapunov exponents and a lower bound of the smallest positive Lyapunov exponent. Some more precise results are proved too.
We construct a $C^1$ symplectic twist map f of the annulus that has an essential invariant curve C such that: --C is not differentiable; -- the dynamic of f restricted to C is conjugated to the one of a Denjoy counter-example.
Let H be a Tonelli Hamiltonian defined on the cotangent bundle of a compact and connected manifold and let u be a semi-concave function defined on M. If E (u) is the set of all the super-differentials of u and (ϕt) the Hamiltonian flow of H, we prove that for t > 0 small enough, ϕ-t (E (u)) is an exact Lagrangian Lipschitz graph. This provides a geometric interpretation/explanation of a regularization tool that was introduced by P.~Bernard to prove the existence of C 1,1 subsolutions.
The manifold M being compact and connected, we prove that every submanifold of its cotangent bundle that is Hamiltonianly isotopic to the zero-section and that is invariant by a Tonelli flow is a graph.
The manifold M being compact and connected and H being a Tonelli Hamiltonian such that the cotangent bundle of M is equal to the dual tiered Mane set, we prove that there is a partition of the cotangent bundle of M into invariant C0 Lagrangian graphs. Moreover, among these graphs, those that are C1 cover a residual subset of this cotangent bundle The dynamic restricted to each of these sets is non wandering.
We consider the irrational Aubry-Mather sets of an exact symplectic monotone twist map and explain what is the link between the Lyapunov exponents and the shape of such a set. The main tools that we use in the proofs are the so-called Green bundles.
If L is a Tonelli Lagrangian defined on the tangent bundle of a compact and connected manifold whose dimension is at least 2, we associate to L the tiered Aubry set and the tiered Mane set (defined in the article). We prove that the tiered Mane set is closed, connected, chain transitive and that if L is generic in the Mane sense, the tiered Mane set has no interior. Then, we give an example of such an explicit generic Tonelli Lagrangian function and an example proving that when M is the torus, the closure of the tiered Aubry set and the closure of the union of the K.A.M. tori may be different.