We found Hamilton's equations by starting with the Lagrangian (Lleft(q_{i}, dot{q}_{i}, t ight)) and using a Legendre

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We found Hamilton's equations by starting with the Lagrangian \(L\left(q_{i}, \dot{q}_{i}, t\right)\) and using a Legendre transformation to define the Hamiltonian \(H\left(q_{i}, p_{i}, t\right)\). Now starting with the Hamiltonian and Hamilton's equations, use a reverse Legendre transformation to define \(L\), and show that one obtains the Lagrange equations.

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Modern Classical Mechanics

ISBN: 9781108834971

1st Edition

Authors: T. M. Helliwell, V. V. Sahakian

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