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An introduction to the Kepler-Heisenberg problem
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An introduction to the Kepler-Heisenberg problem

Corey Shanbrom
SIAM Dynamical Systems Magazine
01/30/2021

Abstract

Dynamical Systems (math.DS) Mathematical Physics (math-ph) Differential Geometry (math.DG) Numerical Analysis (math.NA)

Here we provide an overview of what is known, and what is not known, about an interesting dynamical system known as the Kepler-Heisenberg problem. The main idea is to pose a version of the classical Kepler problem of planetary motion, but in a sub-Riemannian setting. The result is system which is surprisingly rich and beautiful, mysterious in some ways but tame in others, offering a substantial number of questions which seem non-trivial yet tractable.

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