Completely integrable systems: Jacobi's heritage (Q1125219)

Integrable systems are studied from the point of view of algebraic geometry, inverse spectral problems and mechanics from the point of view of Lie groups. The theoretical Lie algebra method leading to completely integrable systems based on the Kostant-Kirillov coadjoint action is studied. It is shown that algebraic integrability means that the system is completely integrable in the sense of the phase space being foliated by tori. Adler-van Moerbeke's method turns out to be an effective tool to characterize and describe the algebraic nature of the invariant tori for the algebraic completely integrable systems. Certain integrable systems, such as Korteweg-de Vries equation, Toda lattice, Euler rigid body motion, Kowalewski's top, Manakov's geodesic flow on \(SO(4)\) etc. are treated.