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The Maslov indices of Hamiltonian periodic orbits

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Published 19 November 2003 • 2003 IOP Publishing Ltd
, , Citation Maurice de Gosson and Serge de Gosson 2003 J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 36 L615 DOI 10.1088/0305-4470/36/48/L01

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1 Blekinge Institute of Technology, SE 371 79 Karlskrona, Sweden

2 Växjö University (MSI), SE 351 95 Växjö, Sweden

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  1. Received 14 July 2003
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Abstract

We use the properties of the Leray index to give precise formulae in arbitrary dimensions for the Maslov index of the monodromy matrix arising in periodic Hamiltonian systems. We compare our index with other indices appearing in the literature.

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