A generalization of Hamiltonian mechanics (Q1072167)
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A generalization of Hamiltonian mechanics (English)
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1985
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For a symplectic manifold the Poisson bracket on the space of functions is (uniquely) extended to a graded Lie bracket on the space of differential forms modulo exact forms. A large portion of the Hamiltonian formalism is still working.
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Hamiltonian mechanics
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graded Lie algebra
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