Compactification of the Energy Surfaces for $n$ Bodies

    2023, Volume 28, Numbers 4-5, pp.  628-658

    Author(s): Knauf A., Montgomery R.

    For $n$ bodies moving in Euclidean $d$-space under the influence of a homogeneous pair interaction we compactify every center of mass energy surface, obtaining a $\big(2d(n-1)-1\big)$-dimensional manifold with corners in the sense of Melrose. After a time change, the flow on this manifold is globally defined and nontrivial on the boundary.
    Keywords: regularization, scattering, collision
    Citation: Knauf A., Montgomery R., Compactification of the Energy Surfaces for $n$ Bodies, Regular and Chaotic Dynamics, 2023, Volume 28, Numbers 4-5, pp. 628-658



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