Geodesic flow on the ellipsoid with equal semi-axes

The equations for the geodesic flow on the ellipsoid are well known, and were first solved by Jacobi in 1838 by separating the variables of the Hamilton–Jacobi equation. In 1979 Moser showed that the equations for the geodesic flow on the general ellipsoid with distinct semi-axes are Liouville-integ...

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Main Author:	Christopher M. Davison
Format:	Default Thesis
Published:	2006
Subjects:	Other mathematical sciences not elsewhere classified untagged Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/2134/35492
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