Generalized Hamiltonian dynamics
- 19 August 1958
- journal article
- Published by The Royal Society in Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A. Mathematical and Physical Sciences
- Vol. 246 (1246) , 326-332
- https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.1958.0141
Abstract
The author’s procedure for passing from the Lagrangian to the Hamiltonian when the momenta are not independent functions of the velocities is put into a simpler and more practical form, the main results being obtained by a direct solution of the equations provided by the consistency requirements. It is shown how, under certain conditions, one can eliminate some of the degrees of freedom and so make a substantial simplification in the Hamiltonian formalism.Keywords
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