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The asymptotic Maslov index and its applications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 September 2003

GONZALO CONTRERAS
Affiliation:
CIMAT, A.P. 402, 36.000 Guanajuato, Gto, México (e-mail: gonzalo@cimat.mx, renato@cimat.mx)
JEAN-MARC GAMBAUDO
Affiliation:
Institut de Mathématiques de Bourgogne, UMR du CNRS 5584, Université de Bourgogne, BP 47870–21078 Dijon, France (e-mail: gambaudo@u-bourgogne.fr)
RENATO ITURRIAGA
Affiliation:
CIMAT, A.P. 402, 36.000 Guanajuato, Gto, México (e-mail: gonzalo@cimat.mx, renato@cimat.mx)
GABRIEL P PATERNAIN
Affiliation:
Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0WB, UK (e-mail: g.p.paternain@dpmms.cam.ac.uk)

Abstract

Let $\mathcal{N}$ be a 2n-dimensional manifold equipped with a symplectic structure $\omega$ and $\Lambda(\mathcal{N})$ be the Lagrangian Grassmann bundle over $\mathcal{N}$. Consider a flow $\phi^t$ on $\mathcal{N}$ that preserves the symplectic structure and a $\phi^t$-invariant connected submanifold $\Sigma$. Given a continuous section $\Sigma\to\Lambda(\mathcal{N})$, we can associate to any finite $\phi^t$-invariant measure with support in $\Sigma$, a quantity, The asymptotic Maslov index, which describes the way Lagrangian planes are asymptotically wrapped in average around the Lagrangian Grassmann bundle. We pay particular attention to the case when the flow is derived from an optical Hamiltonian and when the invariant measure is the Liouville measure on compact energy levels. The situation when the energy levels are not compact is discussed.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
2003 Cambridge University Press

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