On the unrigidness of equilibrium position of a system whose potential energy has no minimum (Q1358428)

Let kinetic and potential energy be defined by formulas \(T=T (q, \dot q,a)\) an \(V= V(q,a)\), respectively, where \(q= (q_1,q_2, \dots, q_n)\), \(a=(a_1,a_2, \dots,a_n)\), and \({\partial V\over \partial q_i} |_{q=0} =0\) \((i=1,2, \dots, n)\). Under some conditions the author establishes the unrigidness of equilibrium position \(q=0\). An example with \(V= abq^2_1-(a+b) q_1q_2 +q^5_2\), \(a,b\) are constant, is considered.