Integrals of motion in time-periodic Hamiltonian systems: the case of the Mathieu equation (Q2235126)

In this paper, an algorithm for computation of formal integrals of motion of time-periodic Hamiltonian systems is proposed. This algorithm is applied to the Mathieu equation. In Section 2, the Mathieu equation is recalled. Also, the proposed algorithm for the calculation of formal integrals of motion up to an arbitrary order in the absence of resonances is described and used for the Mathieu equation. In Section 3, the case of the positive values of the perturbation parameter is discussed. The distribution of the points of the orbits and their stroboscopic sections after successive periods is calculated. Using the proposed algorithm, the integrals at successive orders of the perturbation parameter are computed. Moreover, the convergence of these integrals to the form of the invariant curves on the stroboscopic sections is proved. In Section 4, a similar study in the case of the negative values of the perturbation parameter is performed. In Section 5, a formal integral in a resonant case is analyzed. Particularly, a formal integral in a particular resonant case of the Mathieu equation is constructed. In Section 6, a summary of the results is given.