A generalization of Hamiltonian mechanics (Q1072167)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 3942529
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    A generalization of Hamiltonian mechanics
    scientific article; zbMATH DE number 3942529

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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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