The book is based on the Hamiltonian interpretation of the method, hence the title. Methods of differential geometry and Hamiitonian formalism in particular are very popular in modern mathematical physics. It is precisely the general Hamiltonian formalism that presents the inverse scattering method in its most elegant form. Moreover, the Hamiltonian formalism provides a link between classical and quantum mechanics. So the book is not only an introduction to the classical soliton theory but also the groundwork for the quantum theory of solitons, to be discussed in another volume.
The book is addressed to specialists in mathematical physics. This has determined the choice of material and the level of mathematical rigour. We hope that it will also be of interest to mathematicians of other specialities and to theoretical physicists as well. Still, being a mathematical treatise it does not contain applications of soliton theory to specific physical phenomena.
Introduction Reference□<□r>Part One The Nonlinear Schrodinger Equation (NS Model)
Chapter Ⅰ Zero Curvature Representation
1.Formulation of the NS Model
□.Zero Curvature Condition
3.Properties of the Monodromy Matrix in the Quasi-Periodic Case
4.Local Integrals of the Motion
5.The Monodromy Matrix in the Rapidly Decreasing Case
6.Analytic Properties of Transition Coefficient□<□r>7.The Dynamics of Transition Coefficient□<□r>8.The Case of Finite Density.Jost Solution□<□r>9.The Case of Finite Density.Transition Coefficient□<□r>10.The Case of Finite Density.Time Dynamics and Integrals of the Motion
1.Notes and Reference□<□r>Reference□<□r>Chapter Ⅱ The Riemann Problem
1.The Rapidly Decreasing Case.Formulation of the Riemann Problem
□.The Rapidly Decreasing Case.Analysis of the Riemann Problem
3.Application of the Inverse Scattering Problem to the NS Model
4.Relationship Between the Riemann Problem Method and the Gelfand-Levitan-Marchenko Integral Equations Formulation
5.The Rapidly Decreasing Case.Soliton Solution□<□r>6.Solution of the Inverse Problem in the Case of Finite Density.The Riemann Problem Method
7.Solution of the Inverse Problem in the Case of Finite Density.The Gelfand-Levitan-Marchenko Formulation
8.Soliton Solutions in the Case of Finite Density
9.Notes and References Reference□<□r>Chapter Ⅲ The Hamiltonian Formulation
1.Fundamental Poisson Brackets and the /"-Matrix
□.Poisson Commutativity of the Motion Integrals in the Quasi-Periodic Case
3.Derivation of the Zero Curvature Representation from the Fundamental Poisson Bracket□<□r>4.Integrals of the Motion in the Rapidly Decreasing Case and in the Case of Finite Density
5.The A-Operator and a Hierarchy of Poisson Structure□<□r>6.Poisson Brackets of Transition Coefficients in the Rapidly Decreasing Case
7.Action-Angle Variables in the Rapidly Decreasing Case
8.Soliton Dynamics from the Hamiltonian Point of View
9.Complete Integrability in the Case of Finite Density
10.Notes and Reference□<□r>Reference□<□r>
Part Two General Theory of Integrable Evolution Equation□<□r>Chapter Ⅰ Basic Examples and Their General Propertie□<□r>1.Formulation of the Basic Continuous Model□<□r>□.Examples of Lattice Model□<□r>3.Zero Curvature Representation's a Method for Constructing Integrable Equation□<□r>4.Gauge Equivalence of the NS Model (#=-1) and the HM Model
5.Hamiltonian Formulation of the Chiral Field Equations and Related Model□<□r>6.The Riemann Problem as a Method for Constructing Solutions of Integrable Equation□<□r>7.A Scheme for Constructing the General Solution of the Zero Curvature Equation. Concluding Remarks on Integrable Equation□<□r>8.Notes and Reference□<□r>Reference□<□r>Chapter Ⅱ Fundamental Continuous Model□<□r>1.The Auxiliary Linear Problem for the HM Model
□.The Inverse Problem for the HM Model
3.Hamiltonian Formulation of the HM Model 4.The Auxiliary Linear Problem for the SG Model
5.The Inverse Problem for the SG Model
6.Hamiltonian Formulation of the SG Model
Chapter Ⅲ Fundamental Models on the Lattice
Chapter Ⅳ Lie-Algebraic Approach to the Classification and Analysis of Integrable Models Conclusion List of Symbols Index
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Conclusion
List of Symbol□<□r>Index