Variational construction of orbits of twist diffeomorphisms

Transport in Hamiltonian systems

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Existence of quasi-periodic orbits for twist homeomorphisms of the annulus

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The twist map, the extended Frenkel-Kontorova model and the devil's staircase

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Variational principles for invariant tori and cantori

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