MECHANCIS SEMINAR

UNIT – V

S.RAMYASRIDHAR
II- MSc. MATHEMATICS
 ANOTHER IMPORTANT PROPERTY OF
POISSON BRACKET IS JACOBI’S IDENTITY

If 𝑢, 𝑣, 𝑤 are the functions of 𝑞 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝 we have

(𝑢, (𝑣, 𝑤)) + (𝑣, (𝑤, 𝑢)) + (𝑤, (𝑢, 𝑣)) = 0.
HAMILTON’S CANONICAL EQUATIONS IN TERMS OF POISSON BRACKETS:
, 𝐻) = - )
= (= ; =)
(, 𝐻) = .
This gives one canonical equation.
Now, (𝑝𝑖 , 𝐻) = )
=0−)
=−
= −(− )
(𝑝𝑖 , 𝐻) =
But = = −( , 𝐻).
∴ = (, 𝐻).
This gives second canonical equations.
In general, if 𝑓(𝑞, 𝑝,𝑡) is a function of the dynamical system with
Hamiltonian H.
(i.e.,) (𝑓, 𝐻) = 0.
∴ we can use Poisson brackets to identify constants of the
motion
POISSON THEOREM
STATEMENT:
If 𝑢(𝑞, 𝑝,𝑡) and 𝑣(𝑞, 𝑝,𝑡) are integrals of the Hamiltonian
system then the Poisson bracket (𝑢, 𝑣) is also an integral of
motion, that is (𝑢, 𝑣) is a constant of the motion.
PROOF:
Since 𝑢 and 𝑣 are integrals of a motion.
∴ we have 𝑑𝑢 𝑑𝑡 = 0 and 𝑑𝑣 𝑑𝑡 = 0.
(i.e.,) (𝑢, 𝐻) + = 0 (1)
and (𝑣, 𝐻) + = 0 (2)
∴ (𝑢, 𝑣) = 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑡 .
Hence (𝑢, 𝑣) is a constant of motion.
 RELATION BETWEEN LAGRANGE
AND POISSON BRACKETS
STATEMENT:
Let (𝑞, 𝑝), (𝑞, 𝑝), … … … . , (𝑞, 𝑝) be 2𝑛 −independent function
and conversely the 𝑞′𝑠 and 𝑝′𝑠 are considered to be function of the 𝑢′ 𝑠
then
This result indicates that the lagrange and Poisson brackets all in
some
sense, reciprocal quantities with respect to matrix elements. We
write
matrices 𝐿 and 𝑃 are 2𝑛 × 2𝑛 matrices elements
= [, ], = (, )
This equation (5) can be written in the form 𝐿𝑃 = 𝐼
Hence 𝐿 = .