Particle in the point gravity and the Lorentz field

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The discussion focuses on the mathematical formulation of a particle's motion under the influence of a Lorentz field and point gravity, described by the equation $$m\boldsymbol{\ddot r}=\boldsymbol B\times\dot{\boldsymbol r}-\frac{\gamma}{r^3}\boldsymbol r$$. The system is identified as Hamiltonian with three degrees of freedom, and the author seeks to integrate this system, noting the existence of two involutive integrals: the energy integral and a specific function $$F(\boldsymbol r,\dot{\boldsymbol r})$$. The author proposes that by transforming to a rotating reference frame, the problem may be simplified, potentially allowing for a reduction to a two-degree-of-freedom system.

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Hi I will write physics terms but actually this is a math problem.

Consider a particle which moves in accordance with the following equation

$$m\boldsymbol{\ddot r}=\boldsymbol B\times\dot{\boldsymbol r}-\frac{\gamma}{r^3}\boldsymbol r,\quad r=|\boldsymbol r|\qquad (*)$$
and ##\gamma=const>0,\quad \boldsymbol B=\boldsymbol{const}##
It is a Hamiltonian system with three degrees of freedom.
What about integration of this problem ? it looks like a classical one. It would be great to have three involutive integrals but I know only pair: the energy integral and the following one
$$F(\boldsymbol r,\dot{\boldsymbol r})=(\boldsymbol{ K},\boldsymbol B)-\frac{1}{2}\Big(B^2r^2-(\boldsymbol B,\boldsymbol r)^2\Big),\quad \boldsymbol K=m\boldsymbol r\times\dot{\boldsymbol r},\quad B=|\boldsymbol B|$$
The phase flow to the system with Hamiltonian ##F## (after we introduce impulses in accordance with system (*)) generates a group of symmetry to system (*) and if one could integrate the the system with Hamiltonian ##F## explicitly then one can reduce the initial system to the Hamiltonian system with two degrees of freedom. But that is not enough for explicit integration of (*). Perhaps the reduced system admits some separation of variables. That's all I can say
 
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The reduction of order.Let ##Oxyz## be an inertial frame, ##\vec{Om}=\boldsymbol r##. Introduce a rotating reference frame ##O\xi\eta\zeta##. This frame has angular velocity $$\boldsymbol\omega=\frac{1}{2m}\boldsymbol B.$$

Relative this new frame of reference the equation (*) takes the form

$$m\boldsymbol a_r=\frac{1}{4m}\boldsymbol B\times(\boldsymbol B\times r)-\gamma\frac{\boldsymbol r}{r^3},\qquad (**)$$

here ##\boldsymbol a_r## is the acceleration of the particle relative to the frame ##O\xi\eta\zeta##.Let ##\boldsymbol v_r## be the relative velocity and let ## \boldsymbol K_r=m\boldsymbol r\times \boldsymbol v_r## stand for the relative angular momentum.
It is easy to see that the quantity ##(\boldsymbol K_r, \boldsymbol B)## is the first integral to (**);
Thus one can reduce system (**) to system with two degrees of freedom by introducing for example cylindrical coordinates about an axis ##\boldsymbol B##.
The Lagrangian has the form
$$L=\frac{m}{2}|\boldsymbol v_r|^2-V,\quad V=\frac{1}{8m}|\boldsymbol B\times \boldsymbol r|^2-\frac{\gamma}{r}.$$

The problem is still open...
 
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