Herman's last geometric theorem

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Abstract

We present a proof of Herman's Last Geometric Theorem asserting that if F is a smooth diffeomorphism of the annulus having the intersection property, then any given F-invariant smooth curve on which the rotation number of F is Diophantine is accumulated by a positive measure set of smooth invariant curves on which F is smoothly conjugated to rotation maps. This implies in particular that a Diophantine elliptic fixed point of an area preserving diffeomorphism of the plane is stable. The remarkable feature of this theorem is that it does not require any twist assumption.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)193-219
Number of pages27
JournalAnnales Scientifiques de l'Ecole Normale Superieure
Volume42
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2009

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