Poisson brackets for guiding-centre and gyrocentre theories

2005 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
DARÍO CORREA-RESTREPO ◽  
DIETER PFIRSCH
Keyword(s):  
Phase Space ◽  
Equations Of Motion ◽  
Matrix Inversion ◽  
Hamiltonian Mechanics ◽  
Poisson Brackets ◽  
Poisson Tensor ◽  
Usual Procedure

Poisson brackets in the phase space of averaging Kruskal coordinates are obtained in a clear and straightforward way. The derivation makes use of the equations of motion of guiding centres and gyrocentres derived from a gyroangle-independent Lagrangian, and from generally valid relations of Hamiltonian mechanics. The usual procedure of matrix inversion to obtain the Poisson tensor from the Lagrange tensor is not required.

scholarly journals On the Dirac eigenvalues as observables of the on-shell N = 2D = 4 Euclidean supergravity

Open Physics ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ion Vancea
Keyword(s):  
Phase Space ◽  
Equations Of Motion ◽  
Poisson Brackets ◽  
Gauge Transformations

AbstractWe generalize previous works on the Dirac eigenvalues as dynamical variables of Euclidean gravity and N =1 D = 4 supergravity to on-shell N = 2 D = 4 Euclidean supergravity. The covariant phase space of the theory is defined as the space of the solutions of the equations of motion modulo the on-shell gauge transformations. In this space we define the Poisson brackets and compute their value for the Dirac eigenvalues.

Hamiltonian mechanics

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathalie Deruelle ◽  
Jean-Philippe Uzan
Keyword(s):  
Phase Space ◽  
Differential Equations ◽  
Configuration Space ◽  
Equations Of Motion ◽  
Hamiltonian Formulation ◽  
Hamiltonian Mechanics ◽  
Lagrange Equations ◽  
First Order ◽  
Point Transformations ◽  
First Order Differential Equations

This chapter gives a brief overview of Hamiltonian mechanics. The complexity of the Newtonian equations of motion for N interacting bodies led to the development in the late 18th and early 19th centuries of a formalism that reduces these equations to first-order differential equations. This formalism is known as Hamiltonian mechanics. This chapter shows how, given a Lagrangian and having constructed the corresponding Hamiltonian, Hamilton’s equations amount to simply a rewriting of the Euler–Lagrange equations. The feature that makes the Hamiltonian formulation superior is that the dimension of the phase space is double that of the configuration space, so that in addition to point transformations, it is possible to perform more general transformations in order to simplify solving the equations of motion.

Kinetic theory

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathalie Deruelle ◽  
Jean-Philippe Uzan
Keyword(s):  
Distribution Function ◽  
Kinetic Theory ◽  
Liouville Equation ◽  
Vlasov Equation ◽  
Particle Distribution ◽  
Equations Of Motion ◽  
Poisson Brackets ◽  
Hamiltonian Form ◽  
First Order ◽  
Number Of Particles

This chapter covers the equations governing the evolution of particle distribution and relates the macroscopic thermodynamical quantities to the distribution function. The motion of N particles is governed by 6N equations of motion of first order in time, written in either Hamiltonian form or in terms of Poisson brackets. Thus, as this chapter shows, as the number of particles grows it becomes necessary to resort to a statistical description. The chapter first introduces the Liouville equation, which states the conservation of the probability density, before turning to the Boltzmann–Vlasov equation. Finally, it discusses the Jeans equations, which are the equations obtained by taking various averages over velocities.

PATH INTEGRAL QUANTIZATION OF SUPERSTRING

2010 ◽  
Vol 25 (02) ◽  
pp. 135-141
Author(s):  
H. A. ELEGLA ◽  
N. I. FARAHAT
Keyword(s):  
Phase Space ◽  
Differential Equations ◽  
Path Integral ◽  
Equations Of Motion ◽  
Singular System ◽  
Constrained Systems ◽  
Classical Structure ◽  
Path Integral Quantization ◽  
Total Differential

Motivated by the Hamilton–Jacobi approach of constrained systems, we analyze the classical structure of a four-dimensional superstring. The equations of motion for a singular system are obtained as total differential equations in many variables. The path integral quantization based on Hamilton–Jacobi approach is applied to quantize the system, and the integration is taken over the canonical phase space coordinates.

scholarly journals NONCOMMUTATIVE METAFLUID DYNAMICS

2006 ◽  
Vol 21 (03) ◽  
pp. 505-516 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. C. R. MENDES ◽  
C. NEVES ◽  
W. OLIVEIRA ◽  
F. I. TAKAKURA
Keyword(s):  
Phase Space ◽  
Nonlinear Equations ◽  
Equations Of Motion ◽  
Additional Term ◽  
Dissipative Force ◽  
Covariant Form ◽  
Covariant Quantization ◽  
Noncommutative Spaces ◽  
Classical Phase Space

In this paper we define a noncommutative (NC) metafluid dynamics.1,2 We applied the Dirac's quantization to the metafluid dynamics on NC spaces. First class constraints were found which are the same obtained in Ref. 4. The gauge covariant quantization of the nonlinear equations of fields on noncommutative spaces were studied. We have found the extended Hamiltonian which leads to equations of motion in the gauge covariant form. In addition, we show that a particular transformation3 on the usual classical phase space (CPS) leads to the same results as of the ⋆-deformation with ν = 0. Besides, we have shown that an additional term is introduced into the dissipative force due to the NC geometry. This is an interesting feature due to the NC nature induced into model.

Reduced equations of motion for semiclassical dynamics in phase space

1987 ◽  
Vol 86 (6) ◽  
pp. 3441-3454 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Grad ◽  
Yi Jing Yan ◽  
Azizul Haque ◽  
Shaul Mukamel
Keyword(s):  
Phase Space ◽  
Equations Of Motion ◽  
Reduced Equations ◽  
Semiclassical Dynamics

Quantum mechanics as a statistical theory

1949 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. E. Moyal
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Mechanics ◽  
Statistical Theory ◽  
Phase Space ◽  
Quantum Dynamics ◽  
Transition Probabilities ◽  
Equations Of Motion ◽  
Distribution Functions ◽  
Space Distribution ◽  
Statistical Dynamics ◽  
Space Transformation

An attempt is made to interpret quantum mechanics as a statistical theory, or more exactly as a form of non-deterministic statistical dynamics. The paper falls into three parts. In the first, the distribution functions of the complete set of dynamical variables specifying a mechanical system (phase-space distributions), which are fundamental in any form of statistical dynamics, are expressed in terms of the wave vectors of quantum theory. This is shown to be equivalent to specifying a theory of functions of non-commuting operators, and may hence be considered as an interpretation of quantum kinematics. In the second part, the laws governing the transformation with time of these phase-space distributions are derived from the equations of motion of quantum dynamics and found to be of the required form for a dynamical stochastic process. It is shown that these phase-space transformation equations can be used as an alternative to the Schrödinger equation in the solution of quantum mechanical problems, such as the evolution with time of wave packets, collision problems and the calculation of transition probabilities in perturbed systems; an approximation method is derived for this purpose. The third part, quantum statistics, deals with the phase-space distribution of members of large assemblies, with a view to applications of quantum mechanics to kinetic theories of matter. Finally, the limitations of the theory, its uniqueness and the possibilities of experimental verification are discussed.

scholarly journals Geometrical formulation of relativistic mechanics

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (04) ◽  
pp. 1850062 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sumanto Chanda ◽  
Partha Guha
Keyword(s):  
Lorentz Transformation ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Lagrange Equation ◽  
Equations Of Motion ◽  
Time Dilation ◽  
Gravitational Redshift ◽  
Hamiltonian Mechanics ◽  
Local Lorentz Transformation ◽  
Length Contraction ◽  
Geometrical Formulation

The relativistic Lagrangian in presence of potentials was formulated directly from the metric, with the classical Lagrangian shown embedded within it. Using it we formulated covariant equations of motion, a deformed Euler–Lagrange equation, and relativistic Hamiltonian mechanics. We also formulate a modified local Lorentz transformation, such that the metric at a point is invariant only under the transformation defined at that point, and derive the formulae for time-dilation, length contraction, and gravitational redshift. Then we compare our formulation under non-relativistic approximations to the conventional ad hoc formulation, and we briefly analyze the relativistic Liénard oscillator and the spacetime it implies.

scholarly journals DIRAC BRACKETS FROM MAGNETIC BACKGROUNDS

2007 ◽  
Vol 04 (04) ◽  
pp. 523-532 ◽  
Author(s):  
JOSÉ M. ISIDRO
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Charged Particle ◽  
Phase Space ◽  
Symplectic Form ◽  
Weak Magnetic Field ◽  
Complex Geometry ◽  
Poisson Brackets ◽  
Generalized Complex ◽  
Dirac Brackets ◽  
Classical Phase Space

In symplectic mechanics, the magnetic term describing the interaction between a charged particle and an external magnetic field has to be introduced by hand. On the contrary, in generalized complex geometry, such magnetic terms in the symplectic form arise naturally by means of B-transformations. Here we prove that, regarding classical phase space as a generalized complex manifold, the transformation law for the symplectic form under the action of a weak magnetic field gives rise to Dirac's prescription for Poisson brackets in the presence of constraints.

The Hamiltonian equations of motion. Poisson brackets

2020 ◽  
pp. 305-316
Author(s):  
Gleb L. Kotkin ◽  
Valeriy G. Serbo
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Charged Particle ◽  
Hydrogen Atom ◽  
Particle Velocity ◽  
Conservation Law ◽  
Equations Of Motion ◽  
Hamiltonian Function ◽  
Poisson Brackets ◽  
Hamiltonian Equations ◽  
Hidden Symmetry

This chapter addresses invariance of the Hamiltonian function under a given transformation and the conservation law, the Hamiltonian function for the beam of light, the motion of a charged particle in a nonuniform magnetic field, and the motion of electrons in a metal or semiconductor. The chapter also discusses the Poisson brackets and the model of the electron and nuclear paramagnetic resonances, the Poisson brackets for the components of the particle velocity, and the “hidden symmetry” of the hydrogen atom.

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