The Poincaré-Lyapunov-Nekhoroshev theorem for involutory systems of vector fields (Q2493059)

An extension of the Poincaré-Lyapunov-Nekhoroshev theorem on the persistence of a periodic orbit of a vector field under small perturbations is proved for the non-Abelian case. The main theorem on the persistence of a \(G\)-invariant manifold \(\Lambda_{\varepsilon}\), \(\varepsilon\)-near to \(\Lambda_0\), where \(G\) is an involutory system of vector fields and \(\varepsilon\) is a set of parameters, is proved under the assumptions that (i) for \(\varepsilon=0\) there is a smooth submanifold \(\Lambda_0\), which is invariant under \(G\), (ii) for small enough \(\varepsilon\), the vector fields \(G\) are in involution in a tubular neighborhood \(V\) of \(\Lambda_0\) and (iii) they span a regular distribution in \(V\). Several examples are given.