A Multidimensional Birkhoff Theorem for Recurrent Lagrangian Submanifolds by a Tonelli Hamiltonian

Abstract

Consider a closed manifold $M$ and a time-periodic Tonelli Hamiltonian $H : \mathbb{R}/\mathbb{Z} \times T^*M \to \mathbb{R}$ with flow $\phi_H$. Let $\mathcal{L} \subset T^*M$ be a Lagrangian submanifold Hamiltonianly isotopic to the zero section. We prove that if $\phi_H^n(\mathcal{L})$ admits convergent subsequences in both positive and negative times, in the Hausdorff topology and with control on the Liouville primitives, to two Lagrangian submanifolds, then $\mathcal{L}$ is a graph over the zero section $0_{T^*M}$ of $T^*M$. Furthermore, we show that $\mathcal{L}$ is recurrent in both positive and negative times for the same type of convergence.