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An exponential estimate of the time of stability of nearly-integrable hamiltonian systems

N N Nekhoroshev
- 31 Dec 1977 - 
- Vol. 32, Iss: 6, pp 1-65
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The main ideas of the proof of the exponential estimate were discussed in this paper, including steepness conditions and forbidden motions of the discs of fast drift on the steepness of the unperturbed Hamiltonian.
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CONTENTS § 1 Introduction § 2 Unsolved problems Conjectures Generalizations § 3 The main ideas of the proof of the exponential estimate § 4 Steepness conditions Precise statement of the main theorem § 5 Forbidden motions § 6 Resonances Resonance zones and blocks § 7 Dependence of the diameters of the discs of fast drift on the steepness of the unperturbed Hamiltonian § 8 Condition for the non-overlapping of resonances § 9 Traps in frequency systems Completion of the proof of the main theorem § 10 Statement of the lemma on the elimination of non-resonance harmonics, and of the technical lemmas used in the proof of the main theorem § 11 Remarks on the proof of the main theorem § 12 Application of the main theorem to the many-body problem References

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