Richard Montgomery,
Professor of Mathematics, emeritus, University of California Santa Cruz,
email: rmont ufigureitout edu. Office: 4140 McHenry



Publications
Books
Curriculum Vita ( 2022)



The math I do. Since 1998 I've worked mostly on the classical
N-body problem . I was trained in geometric mechanics .
The Falling Cat problem , which I worked on from 1988-96,
led me into Geometric (Berry's) phases , subRiemannian geometry ,
optimal control theory , and eventually to the three-body problem.
I continue to work from time-to-time in these other areas.



unpublished math
recommended math books .
classes taught.

Short Story-Essays I like to write.
Beautiful web sites
quotes

I paddle and love being on rivers:

Random Photo


N-body solutions animated
subRiemannian
Falling Cats
they did the coin flip experiment! (posted Oct 12, 2023 )
video. slides. audio. of or by me.

Open Problem Lists


Nonlinearity


Collaborators
Ph.D. Student
Ph.D. student theses





updated, June 12, 2024