A semi-classical trace formula at a non-degenerate critical level

Abstract

We study the semi-classical trace formula at a critical energy level for a h-pseudodifferential operator whose principal symbol has a unique non-degenerate critical point for that energy. This leads to the study of Hamiltonian systems near equilibrium and near the non-zero periods of the linearized flow. The contributions of these periods to the trace formula are expressed in terms of degenerate oscillatory integrals. The new results obtained are formulated in terms of the geometry of the energy surface and the classical dynamics on this surface.