Genera of conjoined bases of linear Hamiltonian systems and limit characterization of principal solutions at infinity (Q5963855)

The authors consider a class of linear Hamiltonian systems defined on the positive half-line without controllability assumptions. By extending the theory of genera of conjoined bases developed by the authors, they show that the orthogonal projector representing each genus of conjoined bases satisfies a symmetric Riccati matrix differential equation. It leads to the conclusion that all genera form a complete lattice. Based on the above, the authors obtain a general limit characterization for the principal solutions at infinity. This work is novel and significant since it reveals the fact that the principal and antiprincipal solutions at infinity may belong to two different genera of conjoined bases. Several examples are given to illustrate the results.