J. Korean Math. Soc. 1999; 36(2): 403-419
Printed March 1, 1999
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Dong-Pyo Chi and Sunbok Seo
We introduce a Hamiltonian system which consists of two balls in the vertical line
colliding elastically with each other and the floor. Wojtkowski proved that for the
system of two linear balls with a linear potential (with gravity), there is a periodic
orbit which becomes linearly stable if $m_1
For our system having a quadratic potential, we find an appropriate coordinate to
obtain symplectic collision maps, obtain a periodic orbit and prove conclusively
that the periodic orbit is linearly stable without the mass condition.
Keywords: system of falling balls, symplectic map, collision map, linear stability of a periodic orbit
MSC numbers: 70F35
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