Andrew Lenard: A Mystery Unraveled

• Published in: Symmetry, Integrability and Geometry: Methods and Applications
• Date: 2005
• Main Authors: Praught, J., Smirnov, R.G.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Інститут математики НАН України 2005
• Online Access: https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/209355
• Journal Title: Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Cite this: Andrew Lenard: A Mystery Unraveled / J. Praught, R.G. Smirnov // Symmetry, Integrability and Geometry: Methods and Applications. — 2005. — Т. 1. — Бібліогр.: 28 назв. — англ.

The theory of bi-Hamiltonian systems has its roots in what is commonly referred to as the “Lenard recursion formula”. The story about the discovery of the formula told by Andrew Lenard is the subject of this article.