# American Institute of Mathematical Sciences

June 2018, 10(2): 209-215. doi: 10.3934/jgm.2018008

## A note on the normalization of generating functions

 Previnet S.p.A., Via E. Forlanini, 24, Preganziol (TV), Italy

Received  December 2016 Revised  December 2017 Published  May 2018

In the present note, I will propose some insights on the normalization of generating functions for Lagrangian submanifolds. From the literature (see, for example [4], [6], [7], [3] and [1]), it is clear that a problem exists concerning the nonuniqueness of generating functions and, in particular, of the generating functions quadratic at infinity (GFQI). This problem can be avoided introducing a normalization on the whole set of generating functions that will allow us to

(ⅰ) choose an unique GFQI for Lagrangian submanifolds of the form $\varphi(L)$, where $L$ is a Lagrangian submanifold and $\varphi$ is an Hamiltonian isotopy;

(ⅱ) compare the critical values $c(α, S_1)$ and $c(α, S_2)$ of two GFQI generating the submanifolds, $\varphi_1(L)$ and $\varphi_2(L)$, where $\varphi_1$ and $\varphi_2$ are Hamiltonian isotopies relative to two Hamiltonians $H_1$ and $H_2$, respectively.

Citation: Simone Vazzoler. A note on the normalization of generating functions. Journal of Geometric Mechanics, 2018, 10 (2) : 209-215. doi: 10.3934/jgm.2018008
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