We consider planar vector field without zeroes X and study the image of the associated Lie derivative operator LX acting on the space of smooth functions. We show that the cokernel of LX is infinite-dimensional as soon as X is not topologically conjugate to a constant vector field and that, if the topology of the integral trajectories of X is ``simple enough'' (e.g. if X is polynomial) then X is transversal to a Hamiltonian foliation. We use this fact to find a large explicit subalgebra of the image of LX and to build an embedding of R^2 into R^4 which rectifies X. Finally we use this embedding to characterize the functions in the image of LX

Solvability of the cohomological equation for regular vector fields on the plane

DE LEO, ROBERTO
2011-01-01

Abstract

We consider planar vector field without zeroes X and study the image of the associated Lie derivative operator LX acting on the space of smooth functions. We show that the cokernel of LX is infinite-dimensional as soon as X is not topologically conjugate to a constant vector field and that, if the topology of the integral trajectories of X is ``simple enough'' (e.g. if X is polynomial) then X is transversal to a Hamiltonian foliation. We use this fact to find a large explicit subalgebra of the image of LX and to build an embedding of R^2 into R^4 which rectifies X. Finally we use this embedding to characterize the functions in the image of LX
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