New families of conservative systems on \(S^2\) possessing an integral of fourth degree in momenta (Q1300258)

The paper deals with new families of examples of conservative systems on \(S^2\) possessing an integral \(F\) of fourth degree in the momenta. Indeed, let \(\psi_0\) be the solution of the initial value problem \(\psi'''\psi'+ 2\psi^{\prime\prime 2}- 3\psi^2= 0\), \(\psi(0)= 0\), \(\psi'(0)= 1\), \(\psi''(0)= 0\). We set \(\psi^*_0(r)= \psi_0(\log r)\), \(\psi^*_1(r)= \psi_0'(\log r)\), \(\psi_2(r)= \psi''_0(\log r)\). Then desirable Hamiltonian in polar coordinates has the form \[ H= {1\over \psi^{*2}_1(r)} \Biggl(d\varphi^2+ {dr^2\over r^2}\Biggr)- \psi^{*2}_1(r)(\psi_2(r)- \psi_0(r))\cos\varphi. \] Note that the class of examples introduced by the author are not equivalent to the well-known cases of Kovalevskaya or Goryachev.