Conserved Quantity - Hamiltonian Mechanics

Hamiltonian Mechanics

For a system defined by the Hamiltonian H, a function f of the generalized coordinates q and generalized momenta p has time evolution

and hence is conserved if and only if . Here denotes the Poisson Bracket.

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