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Fri, 27 Nov 2026
13:30
13:30
C6
Fri, 04 Dec 2026
13:30
13:30
C6
An introduction to magnetic geodesic flows
Lina Deschamps
(Heidelberg University)
Abstract
We will start with classical mechanics and introduce the Lagrangian and Hamiltonian points of view, explaining how symplectic (and contact) geometry provides a natural framework for studying physical systems. I will then give some of the background needed to understand a class of flows called magnetic geodesic flows, focusing on my main playground: the cotangent bundle of the 2-sphere.