The Hamiltonian Formulation of Higher Order Dynamical Systems

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dc.creatorGovaerts, Jan
dc.creatorRashid, Maher S.
dc.date1994-03-02
dc.date1994-03-07
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T09:01:30Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T09:01:30Z
dc.descriptionUsing Dirac's approach to constrained dynamics, the Hamiltonian formulation of regular higher order Lagrangians is developed. The conventional description of such systems due to Ostrogradsky is recovered. However, unlike the latter, the present analysis yields in a transparent manner the local structure of the associated phase space and its local sympletic geometry, and is of direct application to {\em constrained\/} higher order Lagrangian systems which are beyond the scope of Ostrogradsky's approach.
dc.description17 pages. Revised: references added
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9403009
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9403009
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/148339
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Theory
dc.subjectMathematical Physics
dc.titleThe Hamiltonian Formulation of Higher Order Dynamical Systems
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