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Hamiltonian systems, Lagrangian tori and Birkhoff's theorem

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Bialy, M., Polterovich, L. Hamiltonian systems, Lagrangian tori and Birkhoff's theorem. Math. Ann. 292, 619–627 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01444639

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