Bifurcation conjecture for zero-energy orbits meeting the Heisenberg zz-axis

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Let JJ denote the dilational momentum and consider a zero-energy orbit meeting the zz-axis. Bifurcation conjecture. If

∣J∣<12π,|J|<\frac{1}{2\sqrt{\pi}},

then the orbit has self-similarity like a generic H=0H=0 orbit; in particular, z(t)z(t) oscillates and the orbit looks like a dilating figure eight. If

∣J∣>12π,|J|>\frac{1}{2\sqrt{\pi}},

then the orbit has self-similarity like a Heisenberg geodesic; in particular, z(t)z(t) is monotonic and the orbit looks like a dilating helix. Numerical investigations suggest two qualitatively different families bifurcating at the threshold ∣J∣=12π|J|=\frac{1}{2\sqrt{\pi}}, but the supplied text gives no proof.

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Corey Shanbrom, “An introduction to the Kepler-Heisenberg problem”, arXiv:2101.03639 (2021).

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