Mathematics Problem Archive
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Open Problems in Integrable Systems — Polynomial in momenta integrals in higher dimensions.
v1.3 research notesIn a symmetric space, is every Killing tensor a sum of symmetric products of Killing vectors? Equivalently, is it true that the algebra of all polynom...
Open Problems in Integrable Systems — Around the Birkhoff conjecture
v1.3 research notesAssume that the exterior of an outer billiard table is foliated by invariant curves. Prove that the table is an ellipse....
Open Problems in Integrable Systems — Geometry of caustics, invariant surfaces, and commuting billiard maps
v1.3 research notes{\rm (A. Glutsyuk, S. Tabachnikov )} Given two nested closed convex hypersurfaces, assume that the billiard transformations on the set of oriented lin...
Open Problems in Integrable Systems — Nijenhuis operators: singular points and global properties
v1.3 research notesConstruct real analytic examples of Nijenhuis operators on closed two-dimensional surfaces whose eigenvalues are real and generically distinct....
Kolmogorov mixing-torus problem
v1.3 research notesDoes there exist a Hamiltonian system with a smooth invariant torus on which the induced dynamics is mixing? No such mixing can occur on a two-dimensi...
Positive rational shift equivalence
v1.3 research notesIf positive square matrices $A,B$ are shift equivalent over $\mathbb Q_+$, prove that they are strong shift equivalent over $\mathbb Q_+$....
Spectral conjecture
v1.3 research notesLet $S\subset\mathbb R$ be a unital subring. Prove that a tuple $\Lambda=(\lambda_1,\ldots,\lambda_k)$ is the nonzero spectrum of a primitive matrix o...
One-sided full-shift automorphisms
v1.3 research notesProve that every expansive automorphism of a one-sided full shift is topologically conjugate to a two-sided full shift....
Multiple ergodic averages — Problem 5
v1.3 research notesIf $(a(n))$ is good for $\ell$-recurrence of powers, is then $(a(n)^k)$ good for $1$-recurrence for $k=1,\ldots, \ell$?...
Multiple ergodic averages — Problem 15
v1.3 research notesSuppose that the polynomials $p_1,\ldots, p_\ell\in \mathbb Z[t]$ are pairwise independent. Show that there exists $d\in \mathbb N$ such that the fact...
Multiple ergodic averages — Problem 16
v1.3 research notesSuppose that the polynomials $p_1,\ldots, p_\ell\in \mathbb Z[t]$ are rationally independent. Show that $\mathcal{K}_{rat}(T_1),\ldots, \mathcal{K}_{r...
Multiple ergodic averages — Problem 20
v1.3 research notesIs it true that one always has a decomposition $$ \int f_0 \cdot T_1^n f_1 \cdot \ldots \cdot T_\ell^n f_\ell \ d\mu= \psi(n)+e(n) $$ where $(\psi(n))...
Multiple ergodic averages — Problem 23
v1.3 research notesHere $\mathcal F=\{a_1,\ldots,a_\ell\}$ is a family of functions of polynomial growth in one Hardy field, and $\operatorname{span}^*(\mathcal F)$ deno...
Multiple ergodic averages — Problem 25
v1.3 research notesHere $\mathcal F=\{a_1,\ldots,a_\ell\}$ is a family of functions of polynomial growth in one Hardy field, and $\operatorname{span}^*(\mathcal F)$ deno...
Multiple ergodic averages — Problem 27
v1.3 research notesLet $c$ be a positive non-integer. Show that the sequence $([p_n^c])$ is good for multiple recurrence and convergence of powers....
Elliptic-billiard invariant k_{109}
v1.3 research notesFix an ellipse with center $O$ and foci $f_1,f_2$, and let $P=(P_i)_{i=1}^N$ range over its Poncelet family of $N$-periodic billiard orbits tangent to...
Elliptic-billiard invariant k_{802}
v1.3 research notesFix an ellipse with center $O$ and foci $f_1,f_2$, and let $P=(P_i)_{i=1}^N$ range over its Poncelet family of $N$-periodic billiard orbits tangent to...
Non-Jordan Siegel-disk boundary
v1.3 research notesCan a Siegel disk have a boundary that is not a Jordan curve?...
Conservativity when the Julia set is the sphere
v1.3 research notesIf a rational map $f$ has $J(f)=\widehat{\mathbb C}$, is $\omega(z)=\widehat{\mathbb C}$ for almost every $z$, and is $f$ conservative with respect to...