Action minimizing properties and distances on the group of Hamiltonian diffeomorphisms

Viterbo, Claude; Sorrentino, Alfonso

Viterbo, Claude; Sorrentino, Alfonso (2010), Action minimizing properties and distances on the group of Hamiltonian diffeomorphisms, Geometry and Topology, 14, 4, p. 2383–2403. http://dx.doi.org/10.2140/gt.2010.14.2383

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Date

2010

Nom de la revue

Geometry and Topology

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Mathematical Sciences Publishers

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2383–2403

Résumé (EN)

In this article we prove that for a smooth fiberwise convex Hamiltonian, the asymptotic Hofer distance from the identity gives a strict upper bound to the value at $0$ of Mather's $\beta$ function, thus providing a negative answer to a question asked by K. Siburg in \cite{Siburg1998}. However, we show that equality holds if one considers the asymptotic distance defined in \cite{Viterbo1992}.

Mots-clés

Asymptotic Hofer distance; action-minimizing measure; symplectic homogenization; Mather's beta function; Mather's minimal average action; Viterbo distance; Mather theory; Aubry–Mather theory