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1 online resource (486 pages). |
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Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics
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Cambridge monographs on mathematical physics.
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Cover; HAMILTONIAN MECHANICS OF GAUGE SYSTEMS; CAMBRIDGE MONOGRAPHS ON MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 Hamiltonian formalism; 1.1 Hamilton's principle of stationary action; 1.1.1 Poincaré equations; 1.1.2 The existence of a Lagrangian for a dynamical system; 1.2 Hamiltonian equations of motion; 1.3 The Poisson bracket; 1.4 Canonical transformations; 1.5 Generating functions of canonical transformations; 1.6 Symmetries and integrals of motion; 1.6.1 Noether's theorem; 1.6.2 Integrals of motion and symmetry groups; 1.7 Lagrangian formalism for Grassmann variables. |
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1.8 Hamiltonian formalism for Grassmann variables1.9 Hamiltonian dynamics on supermanifolds; 1.10 Canonical transformations on symplectic supermanifolds; 1.10.1 Hamilton-Jacobi theory; 1.11 Noether's theorem for systems on supermanifolds; 1.11.1 Supersymmetry; 1.12 Non-canonical transformations; 1.13 Examples of systems with non-canonical symplectic structures; 1.13.1 A particle with friction; 1.13.2 q-Oscillator; 1.14 Some generalizations of the Hamiltonian dynamics; 1.14.1 Nambu Mechanics; 1.14.2 Lie-Poisson symplectic structure; 1.14.3 Non-symplectic structures. |
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1.15 Hamiltonian mechanics. Recent developments2 Hamiltonian path integrals; 2.1 Introduction; 2.1.1 Preliminary remarks; 2.1.2 Quantization; 2.2 Hamiltonian path integrals in quantum mechanics; 2.2.1 Definition of the Hamiltonian path integral; 2.2.2 Lagrangian path integrals; 2.3 Non-standard terms and basic equivalence rules; 2.3.1 Non-standard terms; 2.3.2 Basic equivalence rules; 2.3.3 Basic integrals in curvilinear coordinates. Lagrangian basic equivalence rules; 2.4 Equivalence rules; 2.4.1 Hamiltonian equivalence rules; 2.4.2 Lagrangian equivalence rules. |
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2.5 Rules for changing the base point2.5.1 Ambiguities of the formal expression (2.8); 2.5.2 Rules for changing the base point; 2.6 Canonical transformations and Hamiltonian path integrals; 2.6.1 Preliminary remarks; 2.6.2 Change of variables in Lagrangian path integrals. Coordinates topologically equivalent to Cartesian coordinates; 2.6.3 Canonical and unitary transformations; 2.6.4 Canonical transformations of the Hamiltonian path integrals; 2.7 Problems with non-trivial boundary conditions; 2.7.1 A particle in an infinite well; 2.7.2 A particle in a disk. |
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2.7.3 General problems with zero boundary conditions2.7.4 A particle in the potential qk; 2.7.5 Topologically nontrivial coordinates; 2.8 Quantization by the path integral method; 2.8.1 Lagrangian formalism; 2.8.2 Hamiltonian formalism; 3 Dynamical systems with constraints; 3.1 Introduction; 3.1.1 Comparison of the Lagrange and d'Alambert methods for constrained dynamics; 3.2 A general analysis of dynamical systems with constraints; 3.2.1 The Hamiltonian formalism; 3.2.2 Examples of systems with constraints; 3.2.3 The Lagrangian formalism; 3.3 Physical variables in systems with constraints. |
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3.3.1 The extended group of gauge transformations. |
| Summary |
An introduction to Hamiltonian mechanics of systems with gauge symmetry for graduate students and researchers in theoretical and mathematical physics. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 452-462) and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Gauge invariance.
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Gauge invariance. |
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Hamiltonian systems.
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Hamiltonian systems. |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic book.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Shabanov, Sergei V.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Prokhorov, Lev V. Hamiltonian Mechanics of Gauge Systems. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, ©2011 9780521895125 |
| ISBN |
9781139187992 |
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1139187996 |
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9780511976209 (ebook) |
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0511976208 (ebook) |
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9780521895125 (hardback) |
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052189512X (hardback) |
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9781139190596 (electronic book) |
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1139190598 (electronic book) |
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9781139185684 |
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1139185683 |
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9786613383938 |
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