The Kepler Problem: Polynomial Algebra of Nonpolynomial First Integrals

Abstract

The sum of elliptic integrals simultaneously determines orbits in thr Kepler problem and the addition of divisors on elliptic curves. Periodic motion of a body in physical space is defined by symmetries, whereas periodic motion of divisors is defined by a fixed point on the curve. Algebra of the first integrals associated with symmetries is a well-known mathematical object, whereas algebra of the first integrals associated with coordinates of fixed points is unknown. In this paper, we discuss polynomial algebras of non-polynomial first integrals of superintegrable systems associated with elliptic curves.