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THE QUEST FOR THE LONG TIME STABILITY OF THE TROJAN ASTEROIDS: SOME CONSTRUCTIVE IDEAS OF KAM METHODS WITHOUT ACTION{ANGLE COORDINATES Angel Jorba, Rafael de la Llave and Jordi Villanueva Novemb er 9, 2000
{ The RTBP Sun{Jupiter -1 -0.8 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 -1.5 -1 -0.5 0 0.5 11.5 L 1 L 2 L 3 L 5 L 4 SJ { Trojan Asteroids They have orbits placed close to the p oint L 5 of the Sun-Jupiter system (dened geometrically). If we integrate numerically the orbits of these asteroids in the full solar system (JPL ephemeris), we observe that some of them are \stable" forlong spans of time: they seem to lie on invariant tori. 1
-1.05 -1 -0.95 -0.9 -0.85 -0.8 -0.75 -0.7 -0.65 -0.6 -0.8 -0.7 -0.6 -0.5 -0.4 -0.3 -0.2 -0.1 Aquiles JPL x-y 2
-0.4 -0.3 -0.2 -0.1 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 -0.3 -0.2 -0.1 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 Aquiles JPL z-dz 3
-1.05 -1 -0.95 -0.9 -0.85 -0.8 -0.75 -0.7 -0.65 -0.6 -0.55 -0.9 -0.8 -0.7 -0.6 -0.5 -0.4 -0.3 -0.2 -0.1 0 Aquiles RTBP x-y 4
-0.4 -0.3 -0.2 -0.1 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 -0.3 -0.2 -0.1 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 Aquiles RTBP z-dz 5
-1.1 -1.05 -1 -0.95 -0.9 -0.85 -0.8 -0.75 -0.7 -0.65 -0.6 -0.55 -0.9 -0.8 -0.7 -0.6 -0.5 -0.4 -0.3 -0.2 -0.1 0 0.1 Hector JPL x-y 6
-0.2 -0.15 -0.1 -0.05 0 0.05 0.1 0.15 -0.2 -0.15 -0.1 -0.05 0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 Hector JPL z-dz 7
-1.05 -1 -0.95 -0.9 -0.85 -0.8 -0.75 -0.7 -0.65 -0.6 -0.8 -0.7 -0.6 -0.5 -0.4 -0.3 -0.2 -0.1 0 Hector RTBP x-y 8
What can be an alternative approach ? If Trojans are not close enough to L 5 , we have to rep eat normal form computations around an invariant object close enough to (a given) one of them. As Trojans seems to be close to invariant tori, it is natural to use as a \reference" an invariant torus close to the \apparent" torus describ ed by the Trojan. 15
{ Description of this dierent approach 1. We take an initial condition of a Trojan, and we write it in the co ordinates of the RTBP Sun-Jupiter. 2. We perform a numerical integration of this trajectory, and we apply a metho d of analysis of frequencies in order to obtain the approximated frequencies of the quasi-torus describ ed by the trajectory,as well a trigonometric p olynomial that describ es this torus. 3. We replace the set of computed frequencies by another one, close as p ossible, but for which a standard Diophantine condition is fullled. 4. We prove that there exists an invariant torus of the system, close to the predicted one (with the mo died frequencies). 16
5. We p erform \normal form computations" around this torus, to obtain a domain of long time stability, which is exp ected to contain the initial condition of the chosen Trojan.
The classical set-up for KAM metho ds for maximal dimensional tori of Hamiltonian systems Quasi-integrable Hamiltonian system with ` degrees of freedom, given in actionangle co ordinates: H ( I ) = h ( I ) + "f ( I ) with ( I ) 2 T ` R ` , 2 -p erio dic in ,and " 2 R a small parameter. If " = 0 (integrable case): any Torus T ` f I 0 g is invariant, carrying linear quasip erio dic ow, with vector of basic frequencies given by ! = @ I h ( I 0 ). We said that ! 2 R ` is Diophantine, if there is c > 0 and ` ; 1, such that: jh k ! ij c j k j 1 for any k 2 Z ` n f 0 g with j k j 1 = j k 1 j + j k ` j . 17
{ Kolmogorov Theorem Given a Diophantine ! 2 R ` we can ask for the p ersistence of the corresp onding invariant torus of the case " = 0 for values of " 6 = 0 small enough: Kolmogorov Theorem . Standard metho dology: it lo oks for a sequence of canonical transformations such that applied on H leads to an equivalent Hamiltonian forwhich the existence of the torus is explicit. We will refer to such constructions as \ transformation theory ". 18
Theorem 1 We consider a quasi-integrable Hamiltonian system with ` degrees of freedom, given in action-angle co ordinates: H ( I ) = h ( I ) + "f ( I ) : We assume: Analyticity: For any " 2 R small enough, H is real analytic for ( I ) 2 T ` U , with U R ` . Non-resonance: For a given I 0 2 U , ! = @ I h ( I 0 ) is Diophantine. Non-degeneracy: det @ 2 II h ( I 0 ) 6 = 0 . Then, for small " , there exists a real analytic canonical transformation ,with ; Id 2 - p erio dic in and small ( O ( " ) ), such that H ( I ) = const. + h ! I ; I 0 i + O 2 ( I ; I 0 ) : So, T ` f I 0 g is an invariant torus of H , carrying linear quasi-p erio dic ow, with vector of basic frequencies given by ! . The invariant torus of H is ( !t + I 0 ) . 19
{ Some basic ideas ab out the pro of: a generic step of the iterative metho d We assume I 0 =0, and we consider a Hamiltonian of the form H = a + A ( ) + h ! + B ( ) I i + 1 2 h I C ( ) I i + H ( I ) 1. A and B have size of O 1 ( M ), with M \small", and H = O 3 ( I ). 2. A = 0 and det C 6 =0. Bar means average with resp ect to the angular variables : A = Z 0 2 ] ` A ( ) d : 20
We lo ok for a generating function G ( I ) = h i + X ( ) + h Y ( ) I i with 2 R ` , X ( ) and Y ( ) 2 -p erio dic in , such that if we apply the canonical transformation given by the ow time one of the Hamiltonian system G , then the new A (1) and B (1) corresp onding to H (1) = H G t =1 have size basically controlled by M 2 (Newton-like metho d). We lo ok for an iterative pro cess with quadratic sp eed of convergence in order to control the \bad eect" of the small divisors. H (1) = H G t =1 can be computed using the Lie series metho d : H G t =1 = H + 1 1! f H G g + 1 2! ff H G g G g + with f g the Poisson bracket asso ciated to ( I ): f f ( I ) g ( I ) g = h @ f @ I g i ; h @ I f @ g i : 21
It suces to lo ok for G such that: h ! I i + 1 2 h I CI i G + A + h B I i = O 2 ( I ) : It leads to the following (homological) equations: ( eq 1 ) L ! X = A ( ) ( eq 2 ) L ! Y j = D j ( ) B j ; P ` l =1 C jl ( l + @ l X ) where L ! is the linear dierential op erator dened as L ! X = h ! @ X i : 22
( eq 1 )As A = 0, then X = L ; 1 ! A ,with X = 0, can be computed expanding the - functions in Fourier series: L ; 1 ! A ( ) = X k 2 Z ` nf 0 g ^ A k i h k ! i e i h k i which is convergent if ! is Diophantine. ( eq 2 ) is taken as = ( C ) ; 1 ( B ; C@ X ) in such a way D =0. Then, Y j = L ; 1 ! D j with Y j = 0. 23
Remark 2 Working with action-angle variables, if we consider the iterative expression of the Hamiltonian in the pro of of the Kolmogorov theorem: H = a + A ( ) + h ! + B ( ) I i + 1 2 h I C ( ) I i + H ( I ) and recalling that the approximate torus is ( 0) , then JD 2 H ( 0) = 0 C ( ) 0 0 ! + O 1 ( M ) : Due to this triangular structure, in this context R can be reduced to constant co e- cients. How we can recoverer this structure in the non-action-angle context ? 30
{ Denition (an imp ortant one): T ( ) is a Lagrangian torus if T $ =0, i.e. if S T > J T = 0. Lo ok at the Kolmogorov theorem: ( T ` f I 0 g )is a Lagrangian torus. What can we said in our context ? Lemma 1 With the non-action angle setting, we have S = 0 (as $ = d )and S jl = ; ( @ j c l ; @ l c j ) where c l = L ; 1 ! ( $ ( @ l T R )) : Remark 3 If R 0 ,then S 0 , else, we have that S O 1 ( R ) . 31
Lemma 2 With the non-action angle setting, we have: R ( T ) = R R ( J T " ; 1 + T C ) = T E + E ( ) where " = T > T A = " ; 1 T > R ( J T " ; 1 ) E = A C = ; L ; 1 ! ( A ; A ) E O 1 ( R ) : Remark 4 If R 0 , then R is reducible if we express it in the symplectic basis given by the columns of fT J T " ; 1 + T C g ,else, in the quasi-invariant case, R is quasi-reducible expressed in the same basis, which is quasisymplectic. 32
{ \Solving" the equation of the Newton metho d We lo ok for ! T = T a + ( J T " ; 1 + T C ) b , which leads to the following equations (skipping O 2 ( R ) terms): ( eq 1 ) L ! b = T > JR , ( eq 2 ) L ! a = ; " ; 1 T > R ; C T > JR ; Eb . 1. T > JR = 0. So, ( eq 1 )can be solved with an indeterminate value for b . 2. If det E 6 = 0 (non-degeneracy condition), we can dene b from ( eq 2 ) in such a way the average of the right-hand side vanishes. So, we can compute a ( a plays no role). One can check that R (! T ) + R = O 2 ( R ). 33
Theorem 2 Let T ( ) : T ` 7! R 2 ` ( 2 -p erio dic in )be a ! -quasi-torus of a Hamiltonian H ( ) with ` degrees of freedom, that is L ! T ( ) = J r H ( T ( )) + R ( ) : We assume: Analyticity: H is real analytic for 2 U ,with U R ` ,and T is real analytic in T ` ,with T ( T ` ) U . Non-resonance: ! 2 R ` is Diophantine. Non-degeneracy: 1. T is a non-degenerate manifold: if " = T > T , then det " 6 = 0 in T ` . 2. T is non-degenerate as a quasi-torus of H : if A = " ; 1 T > R ( J T " ; 1 ) and E = A , then det E 6 = 0 . Then, if k R k is small enough, there exists ^ T a true ! -invariant torus of H ,that it is k R k - close to T . 34
{ Eective stability: the standard actionangle setting We consider H ( I ) a real analytic Hamiltonian system with ` degrees of freedom taking the form: H ( I ) = h ! I i + H 2 ( I ) with H 2 ( I ) O 2 ( I ). So H has an ! - invariant torus at I = 0. We assume ! Diophantine. Finite Normal form pro cess: we lo ok for a canonical transformation N such that: H N ( I ) = h ! I i + N ( I ) + H N ( I ) with H N O N ( I ). So, if j I j is small, k H N k is also small. As _ I = ; @ I H N , if H N 0then I are rst integrals of the transformed system ( I ( t ) = const.), else I ( t ) moves slow. 35
{ Eective stability: the non-action-angle setting: Lindstedt series We consider T ( ), real analytic 2 -p erio dic in , an ! -invariant torus of areal analytic Hamiltonian H ( ) with ` degrees of freedom. We assume ! Diophantine. Lindstedt series: We lo ok for a formal expansion ( I ) = X j 2 N ` ( j ) ( ) I j with (0) ( ) = T ( )and ( j ) 2 -p erio dic in , such that the dynamics of H expressed in variables ( I ) takes the form: _ I = 0 _ = h ( I ) = P l 2 N ` h ( l ) I l with h (0) = ! and h ( l ) 2 R ` . 36
Remark 5 I are formal rst integrals of H around T . Remark 6 We do no ask I I ( ) to be in involution, and hence ( I ) 7! = ( I ) is not a formal canonical change. We only need D I ( 0) to be non-degenerate. 37
{ Computation of ( j ) ( ) and h ( j ) X j ( L h ( I ) ( j ) ) I j = J r H ( X j ( j ) I j ) : We equate powers of I m : For m = 0: L ! (0) = J r H ( (0) ) true. For any m 2 N ` , j m j 1 1: L h ( m ) (0) + R ( ( m ) ) = Z ( m ) where Z ( m ) ( ) = # J r H (# ] < j m j 1 )] m ; X j 2 N ` nf 0 m g m ; j 0 L h ( j ) ( m ; j ) : 38
We use the notations: # ] <N ( I ) = X j j j 1 <N ( j ) ( ) I j and # ] m the co ecient of I m of the expression inside. We lo ok for ( m ) = T V ( m ) + ( J T " ; 1 + T C ) W ( m ) obtaining: ( eq 1 ) L ! W ( m ) = ;T > JZ ( m ) , ( eq 2 ) h ( m ) + L ! V ( m ) + EW ( m ) ; C T > J Z ( m ) = " ; 1 T > Z ( m ) . Remark 7 We recall that if T is an ! -invariant torus, then T is Lagrangian and R is reducible. 39