Generalized Maslov indices for non-Hamiltonian systems

DOI10.1137/20M1381319zbMATH Open1498.37023arXiv2006.14517OpenAlexW3199743147WikidataQ114074132 ScholiaQ114074132MaRDI QIDQ5065451FDOQ5065451

Authors: Paul Cornwell, Graham Cox, Christopher K. R. T. Jones, Robert Marangell, Thomas Baird 

Publication date: 21 March 2022

Published in: SIAM Journal on Mathematical Analysis (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We extend the definition of the Maslov index to a broad class of non-Hamiltonian dynamical systems. To do this, we introduce a family of topological spaces--which we call Maslov-Arnold spaces--that share key topological features with the Lagrangian Grassmannian, and hence admit a similar index theory. This family contains the Lagrangian Grassmannian, and much more. We construct a family of examples, called hyperplane Maslov-Arnold spaces, that are dense in the Grassmannian, and hence are much larger than the Lagrangian Grassmannian (which is a submanifold of positive codimension). The resulting index is then used to study eigenvalue problems for non-symmetric reaction-diffusion systems. A highlight of our analysis is a topological interpretation of the Turing instability: the bifurcation that occurs as one increases the ratio of diffusion coefficients corresponds to a change in the generalized Maslov index.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2006.14517

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zbMATH Keywords

stabilityMaslov indexreaction-diffusion systemsnon-Hamiltonian systems

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Oscillation theory, zeros, disconjugacy and comparison theory for ordinary differential equations (34C10) Index theory for dynamical systems, Morse-Conley indices (37B30) Stability problems for finite-dimensional Hamiltonian and Lagrangian systems (37J25) Lagrangian submanifolds; Maslov index (53D12) Sturm-Liouville theory (34B24) Action-minimizing orbits and measures for finite-dimensional Hamiltonian and Lagrangian systems; variational principles; degree-theoretic methods (37J51)

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