Tangent bundle geometry from dynamics: Application to the Kepler problem

Abstract

In this paper, we consider a manifold with a dynamical vector field and enquire about the possible tangent bundle structures which would turn the starting vector field into a second-order one. The analysis is restricted to manifolds which are diffeomorphic with affine spaces. In particular, we consider the problem in connection with conformal vector fields of second-order and apply the procedure to vector fields conformally related with the harmonic oscillator ([Formula: see text]-oscillators). We select one which covers the vector field describing the Kepler problem.