Summing up the Dynamics of Quadratic Hamiltonian Systems With a Center

Abstract

In this work we study the global geometry of planar quadratic Hamiltonian systems with a center and we sum up the dynamics of these systems in geometrical terms. For this we use the algebro-geometric concept of multiplicity of intersection I_p(P,Q) of two complex projective curves P(x, y, z) = 0, Q(x,y,z) = 0 at a point p of the plane. This is a convenient concept when studying polynomial systems and it could be applied for the analysis of other classes of nonlinear systems.