Minimal period estimates for brake orbits of nonlinear symmetric Hamiltonian systems

Abstract

In this paper, we consider the minimal period estimates for brake orbits of nonlinear symmetric Hamiltonian systems. We prove that if the Hamiltonian function $H\in C^2(\Bbb R^{2n}, \Bbb R)$ is super-quadratic and convex, for every number $\tau>0$, there exists at least one $\tau$-periodic brake orbit $(\tau,x)$ with minimal period $\tau$ or $\tau/2$ provided $H(Nx)=H(x)$.