Uniqueness of hyperbolic Busemann functions in the Newtonian N-body problem

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Main Authors: Maderna, Ezequiel, Venturelli, Andrea
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author Maderna, Ezequiel
Venturelli, Andrea
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Venturelli, Andrea
contents For the N-body problem we prove that any two hyperbolic rays having the same limit shape define the same Busemann function. We localize a region of differentiability for these functions, of which we know that they are viscosity solutions of the stationary Hamilton-Jacobi equation. As a first corollary, we deduce that every hyperbolic motion of the $N$-body problem must become, after some time, a calibrating curve for the Busemann function associated to its limit shape. This implies that every hyperbolic motionof the $N$-body problem is eventually a minimizer, that is, it must contain a geodesic ray of the Jacobi-Maupertuis metric. Since the viscosity solutions of the Hamilton-Jacobi equation are almost everywhere differentiable, we also deduce the generic uniqueness of geodesic rays with a given limit shape without collisions. That is to say, if the limit shape is given, then for almost every initial configuration the geodesic ray is unique.
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spellingShingle Uniqueness of hyperbolic Busemann functions in the Newtonian N-body problem
Maderna, Ezequiel
Venturelli, Andrea
Analysis of PDEs
Dynamical Systems
70F10 (Primary) 70H20 37Jxx (Secondary)
For the N-body problem we prove that any two hyperbolic rays having the same limit shape define the same Busemann function. We localize a region of differentiability for these functions, of which we know that they are viscosity solutions of the stationary Hamilton-Jacobi equation. As a first corollary, we deduce that every hyperbolic motion of the $N$-body problem must become, after some time, a calibrating curve for the Busemann function associated to its limit shape. This implies that every hyperbolic motionof the $N$-body problem is eventually a minimizer, that is, it must contain a geodesic ray of the Jacobi-Maupertuis metric. Since the viscosity solutions of the Hamilton-Jacobi equation are almost everywhere differentiable, we also deduce the generic uniqueness of geodesic rays with a given limit shape without collisions. That is to say, if the limit shape is given, then for almost every initial configuration the geodesic ray is unique.
title Uniqueness of hyperbolic Busemann functions in the Newtonian N-body problem
topic Analysis of PDEs
Dynamical Systems
70F10 (Primary) 70H20 37Jxx (Secondary)
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.23164