Abstract:
We prove a theorem asserting that, given a Diophantine
rotation α in a torus Td≡Rd/Zd,
any perturbation, small enough in the C∞ topology,
that does not
destroy all orbits with rotation vector α is actually
smoothly conjugate to the rigid rotation. The proof relies
on a KAM scheme (named after Kolmogorov – Arnol'd – Moser),
where at each step the existence of an invariant measure with rotation
vector α assures that we can linearize the equations
around the same rotation α. The proof of the convergence of
the scheme is carried out in the C∞ category.
Keywords:
KAM theory, quasi-periodic dynamics, Diophantine translations, local rigidity.