Kolmogorov–Arnold–Moser theorem
Teorema de Kolmogórov-Arnold-Moser
- Date
- 1954-1963 · confidence medium
- Place
- Moscow, Russia
- Credited to
- Andrey Kolmogorov, Vladimir Arnold and Jürgen Moser
- Field
- Knowledge & symbols
What was discovered
Theorem on the persistence of quasiperiodic motions in conservative dynamical systems under small perturbations; it partly resolves the small-divisor problem of classical mechanics.
What it led to
- Modern understanding of solar-system stability
- Development of chaos theory
- Advances in Hamiltonian dynamical systems
- Applications in plasma physics and particle accelerators