Hamilton's equations

classical equations of motion for systems described by a Hamiltonian function specifying the total energy

continuous-space formula, continuous-time formula, formula, ordinary differential equation

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Named after

William Rowan Hamilton

Description

Hamiltonian mechanics emerged in 1833 as a reformulation of Lagrangian mechanics. Introduced by Sir William Rowan Hamilton, Hamiltonian mechanics replaces (generalized) velocities used in Lagrangian mechanics with (generalized) momenta. Both theories provide interpretations of classical mechanics and describe the same physical phenomena.

Formula(s) and Quantities

$\begin{array}{ccc}\frac{\mathrm{d}𝒒}{\mathrm{d}t}& =& +\frac{\partial \mathscr{H}}{\partial 𝒑}\\ \frac{\mathrm{d}𝒑}{\mathrm{d}t}& =& -\frac{\partial \mathscr{H}}{\partial 𝒒}\end{array}$

$\mathscr{H}$ represents Hamiltonian function

$p$ represents particle momentum

$q$ represents particle position

$t$ represents time

Specializations

Newton second law of motion for constant mass

Assumptions

classical approximation

Discretizations

leapfrog integration

Related URL

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamiltonian_mechanics

Further links

Item	Property
classical dynamics model	contains
classical time evolution	contains
time-dependent Schrödinger equation	specialized by

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