Special families of orbits in the direct problem of dynamics (Q1766778)

The direct problem of dynamics consists in finding of families of implicit given orbits \(f(x,y) =c\) traced in the \((x,y)\) Cartesian plane by a material point of unit mass, under the action of a given potential \(V\). A mono-parametric family of the orbits can be represent by the so called 'slope function' \(f_y/f_x = \gamma\) . In the article for a given potential \(V(x,y)\) a study of the existence and the construction of solutions \(\gamma\) of the direct problem of dynamics under the hypothesis that \(\gamma\) satisfies an equation of the form \(a(x,y)\gamma_x + b(x,y)\gamma_y = 0\) is presented. Three examples are discussed: 1. The Hénon-Heiles type potential \(V(x,y)= (1/2)x^2+8y^2+x^2y+(16/3)y^3\); 2. \(V(x,y)= -((3x^2+y^2) +x^2)\exp(-12y)\); 3. \(V(x,y) = -(x^2+y^2)^2 -2x^2-+2y^2.\)