Abstract
We study the connections between the stability properties, the Morse index, and the Conley–Zehnder index of a periodic orbit in Lagrangian systems. We obtain an extremely simple criterion for linear instability for certain periodic orbits.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2461-2472 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society |
Volume | 149 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2021 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Mathematics(all)
- Applied Mathematics