Hamilton's equations

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf set of equations
gptkbp:application gptkb:optics
gptkb:statistical_mechanics
celestial mechanics
quantum mechanics
gptkbp:basisFor symplectic geometry
Poisson brackets
action-angle variables
canonical transformations
gptkbp:canonicalForm dp_i/dt = -∂H/∂q_i
dq_i/dt = ∂H/∂p_i
gptkbp:category gptkb:theoretical_physics
dynamical systems
partial differential equations
gptkbp:describes evolution of a physical system
gptkbp:expressedIn time evolution of generalized coordinates and momenta
gptkbp:field gptkb:mathematics
physics
gptkbp:form first-order differential equations
gptkbp:formedBy gptkb:William_Rowan_Hamilton
gptkbp:generalizes gptkb:Newton's_laws_of_motion
gptkbp:hasSubfield gptkb:classical_mechanics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hamilton's equations
gptkbp:introducedIn 1833
gptkbp:numberOfEquations 2n
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Lagrangian_mechanics
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Hamiltonian_mechanics
gptkbp:variant Hamiltonian function
generalized coordinates
generalized momenta
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:meat
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3