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Student Seminar: Classical and Quantum Integrable Systems

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7.3 <strong>Seminar</strong> 3<br />

Exercise 1. Consider a motion of a one-dimensional system. Let S(E) be the area<br />

enclosed by the closed phase curve corresponding to the energy level E. Show that<br />

the period of motion along this curve is equal to<br />

T = dS(E)<br />

dE .<br />

Exercise 2. At the entry of the satellite into a circular orbit at a distance 300km<br />

from the Earth the direction of its velocity deviates from the intended direction by<br />

1 ◦ towards the earth. How is the perigee of the orbit changed?<br />

Exercise 3. Find the principle axes <strong>and</strong> moments of inertia of the uniform planar<br />

plate |x| ≤ q, |y| ≤ b, z = 0 with respect to 0.<br />

Exercise 4. Find the inertia tensor of the uniform ellipsoid with the semi-axes a, b, c.<br />

Exercise 5. Solve the Euler equations for the symmetric top: I 1 = I 2 .<br />

Exercise 6. Consider the mathematical pendulum (of mass M) in the gravitational<br />

field of the Earth. Integrate equations of motion in terms of Jacobi elliptic functions.<br />

If the second (imaginary) period has any physical meaning? What is the elliptic<br />

modulus k 2 ? Consider the limits k = 0 + <strong>and</strong> k = 1 − .<br />

L<br />

01<br />

01<br />

M<br />

A pendulum in the gravitational field of the Earth. Here L is its length <strong>and</strong> G is<br />

the gravitational constant.<br />

G<br />

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