Bihamiltonian structures and Stäckel separability (Q1973419)

The authors present a geometrical setting that gives a coherent geometrical framework for Benenti's results in separability and complete integrability. The bihamiltonian structure arises on the extension of the phase space of the original system. The emerging structure is that of a Gelfand-Zakharevich bihamiltonian manifold whose Casimir polynomial gives Killing tensors constructed by Benenti. Bihamiltonian manifolds of Gelfand-Zakharevich type set the stage for the description of these systems. Properties of quasi-bihamiltonian systems found recently appear to follow from the geometry of the extension of the Poisson-Nijenhuis structure.