Dipartimento di Matematica, Università di Roma Tor Vergata
Dynamical systems subject to perturbations that decay over time are relevant in the description of many physical models, e.g. when considering the effect of a laser pulse on a molecule, in epidemiological studies, as well as in celestial mechanics. For this reason, in the present talk, we consider a time-dependent perturbation of a Hamiltonian dynamical system having an invariant torus supporting quasiperiodic solutions. Assuming the perturbation decays polynomially fast as time tends to infinity, we prove the existence of orbits converging in time to the quasiperiodic solutions associated with the unperturbed system. This result generalizes the work of Canadell and de la Llave, where exponential decay in time was considered, and the one of Fortunati and Wiggins, where arithmetic, non-degeneracy conditions, and exponential decay in time are assumed. We apply this result to the example of the planar three-body problem perturbed by a given comet coming from and going back to infinity asymptotically along a hyperbolic Keplerian orbit (modeled as a time-dependent perturbation). Note: This talk is part of the activity of the MIUR Department of Excellence Project MatMod@TOV (2023-2027)
sorrentino@mat.uniroma2.it