Abstract
We give existence results for simple closed curves with prescribed geodesic curvature on $S^2$, which correspond to periodic orbits of a charge in a magnetic field.
Citation
Matthias Schneider. "Closed magnetic geodesics on $S^2$." J. Differential Geom. 87 (2) 343 - 388, February 2011. https://doi.org/10.4310/jdg/1304514976
Information
Published: February 2011
First available in Project Euclid: 4 May 2011
zbMATH: 1232.53006
MathSciNet: MR2788659
Digital Object Identifier: 10.4310/jdg/1304514976
Rights: Copyright © 2011 Lehigh University