rercises 363
stow thatthe eancnical equations of marion canbe writen
aH os, am Ht 5, ave
=m Dao w
a "* ap) me Gg
‘whee the Ay ate the undetermined Lagrange multipliers. The formulation of the
Hamiltonion equuions in which +i # canonical variable fe case fm pit, since
‘elation exist between py «1 and the vther caronicel varables:
Hd ent! Phonses Pad = Prat 0.
Show that 24 real of these circumstarces the 2 |? Hamion’s equations ofthis
{ormstation can be reduced tothe 2 ordinary Hasiltr's equations plus Eg. (811)
and the veka
a
Nove tha while these ress re reminissent ofthe eltsstie covariant Hlamitonian
{ormialtion, they have boon ativedat emily witia the framework of noareatvstic
nicchasiew,
10, Assume that the Lagrangian a pslynonial in @ of no higher order than quadratic.
CCoavert tne 2n equations (8.2) and (8.149
aL an
we Wie
Jno 2 equations fe jy and py in terme Of g sod p, using the marin form of the La
_gamglan. Stow th these are the same equations as yauld he kuin my Ui
ton's equations motion
EXERCISES
‘1, A,purisle is confine to i one-dimensional box. The ends of the bax move slowly.
tovadsthe mile By slowly ove mean the speed ofthe ends i