2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/80211We address the problem of the separation of variables for the Hamilton-Jacobi equation within the theoretical scheme of bi-Hamiltonian geometry. We use the properties of a special class of bi-Hamiltonian manifolds, called omega-N manifolds, to give intrisic tests of separability (and Staeckel separability) for Hamiltonian systems. The separation variables are naturally associated with the geometrical structures of the omega-N manifold itself. We apply these results to bi-Hamiltonian systems of the Gel'fand-Zakharevich type and we give explicit procedures to find the separated coordinates and the separation relations.Latex, 47 pagesExactly Solvable and Integrable SystemsSeparation of variables for bi-Hamiltonian systemstext