The Study of Minimal Period Estimates for Brake Orbits of Autonomous Subquadratic Hamiltonian Systems

In this paper, we consider the minimal period estimates for brake orbits of autonomous subquadratic Hamiltonian systems. We prove that if the Hamiltonian function H ∈ C2（R2n,R） is unbounded and not uniformly coercive, there exists at least one nonconstant T-periodic brake orbit （z, T） with minimal period T or T/2 for every number T 〉 0.

Brake Orbits of a Reversible Even Hamiltonian System Near an Equilibrium

In this paper,we consider the brake orbits of a reversible even Hamiltonian system near an equilibrium.Let the Hamiltonian system(H S)x=J H(x)satisfies H(0)=0,H(0)=0,reversible and even conditions H(Nx)=H(x)and H(-x)=H(x)for all x∈R^(2n).Suppose the quadratic form Q(x)=1/2 is non-degenerate.Fixτ_(0)>0 and assume that R^(2n)=E⊕F decomposes into linear subspaces E and F which are invariant under the flow associated to the linear system x=J H''(0)x and such that each solution of the above linear system in E isτ_(0)-periodic whereas no solution in F{0}isτ_(0)-periodic.Writeσ(τ_(0))=σ_Q(τ_(0))for the signature of Q|E.Ifσ(τ_(0))≠=0,we prove that either there exists a sequence of brake orbits x_k→0 withτk-periodic on the hypersurface H^(-1)(0)whereτ_k→τ_(0);or for eachλclose to 0 withλ_(σ)(τ_(0))>0 the hypersurface H-1(λ)contains at least 1/2|σ(τ_(0))|distinct brake orbits of the Hamiltonian system(HS)near 0 with periods nearτ_(0).Such result for periodic solutions was proved by Bartsch in 1997.

Maslov-type index and brake orbits in nonlinear Hamiltonian systems

In this paper, we study the Maslov-type index theory for linear Hamiltonian systems with brake orbits boundary value conditions and its applications to the existence of multiple brake orbits of nonlinear Hamiltonian systems.

Brake Orbits of First Order Convex Hamiltonian Systems with Particular Anisotropic Growth

Combining the dual least action principle with Mountain-pass lemma,we obtain the existence of brake orbits for first-order convex Hamiltonian systems with particular anisotropic growth.

Multiple brake orbits of even Hamiltonian systems on torus

In this paper,we establish a relationship between the Morse index at rest points in the saddle point reduction and the brake-orbit-type Maslov index at corresponding brake orbits.As an application,we give a criterion to find brake orbits which are contractible and start at{0}×T^n■T^2n for even Hamiltonian on T^2 n by the methods of the Maslov-index theory and a critical point theorem formulated by Bartsch and Wang(1997).Explicitly,if all trivial solutions of a Hamiltonian are nondegenerate in the brake orbit boundary case,there are at least max{iL0(z0)}pairs of nontrivial 1-periodic brake orbits if iL0(z0)>0 or at least max{-iL0(z0)-n}pairs of nontrivial 1-periodic brake orbits if iL0(z0)<-n.In the end,we give an example to find brake orbits for certain Hamiltonian via this criterion.

Index Iteration Theory for Brake Orbit Type Solutions and Applications

In this paper,we give a survey on the index iteration theory of an index theory for brake orbit type solutions and its applications in the study of brake orbit problems including the Seifert conjecture and the minimal period solution problems in brake orbit cases.