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The equivariant Conley index and bifurcations of periodic solutions of Hamiltonian systems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 December 2009

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Abstract

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An equivariant version of Conley's homotopy index theory for flows is described and used to find periodic solutions of a Hamiltonian system locally near an equilibrium point which is at resonance.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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