Higher-order superintegrability of a Holt related potential

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Abstract: In a recent paper, Post and Winternitz studied the properties of two-dimensional Euclidean potentials that are linear in one of the two Cartesian variables. In particular, they proved the existence of a potential endowed with an integral of third-order and an integral of fourth-order. In this paper we show that these results can be obtained in a more simple and direct way by noting that this potential is directly related with the Holt potential. It is proved that the existence of a potential with higher order superintegrability is a direct consequence of the integrability of the family of Holt type potentials.


Consider a natural Hamiltonian system with two degrees of freedom and Hamiltonian \(H=\frac{1}{2}(p_x^2+p_y^2) + U(x,y)\). Suppose that the potential \(U\) is integrable, that is, there exists a second (independent on \(H\)) first integral \(K\). Then \(U\) is named separable, if \(K\) is quadratic in the momenta, or nonseparable if \(K\) has order \(\geq 3\) in the momenta. On the other hand, we consider \(U\) to be super-integrable if it is a part of two different (integrable in different ways) families of integrable potentials. The authors prove that the potential \(U=(k_2x+k_3){y^{-2/3}}\) is super-integrable with two integrals of motion NEWLINE\[NEWLINE K_1 = 2 p_x^3 + 3 p_x p_y^2 + [6p_x(k_2x+k_3)+9k_2yp_y]{y^{-2/3}}, NEWLINE\]NEWLINE NEWLINE\[NEWLINE K_2 = p_x^4 + 2 p_x^2 p_y^2 + 4 p_x^2(k_2x+k_3)y^{-2/3} + 12 k_2 p_x p_y y^{1/3} + 18 k_2^2 y^{2/3} NEWLINE\]NEWLINE for the corresponding so-called Holt potentials \( V_1= k_1 (4x^2+3y^2)y^{-2/3}+U \) and \( V_2= k_1 (2x^2+9y^2)y^{-2/3}+U \) (cf. [\textit{C. R. Holt}, J. Math. Phys. 23, 1037--1046 (1982; Zbl 0501.58020)]). Originally, the Holt's potentials corresponds to \(k_1=1, k_2=k_3=0\). Thus, generalizing two original Holt's potentials, the authors prove the super-integrability of \(U\) in a very simple way.NEWLINENEWLINEEditorial note: According to the authors, the results were obtained by a different approach in [\textit{S. Post} and \textit{P. Winternitz}, J. Phys. A, Math. Theor. 44, No. 16, Article ID 162001, 8 p. (2011; Zbl 1214.81107)].











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