Description
Hamiltonian H, Hamiltonian vector field X_H via ι_{X_H}ω = dH. Flow preserves ω. Poisson bracket and Liouville theorem.
Dependency Flowchart
graph TD
D1["D1 Hamiltonian vector field X_H\nι_{X_H} ω = dH"]
D2["D2 Poisson bracket {f,g}\nω(X_f, X_g) = df(X_g)"]
D3["D3 Hamiltonian flow φ_t\nGenerated by X_H, dφ_t/dt = X_H ∘ φ_t"]
D4["D4 Liouville form\nα on cotangent bundle, dα = ω"]
T1["T1 Flow preserves ω\nφ_t* ω = ω"]
T2["T2 Liouville theorem\nHamiltonian flow preserves volume ω^n"]
T3["T3 {f,g} = X_f(g)\nPoisson = Lie derivative of g along X_f"]
T4["T4 Arnold-Liouville\nn integrals in involution ⇒ tori, action-angle"]
T5["T5 Darboux on cotangent\nT*Q has canonical (q,p) with ω = dp∧dq"]
D1 --> D2
D1 --> D3
D4 --> D1
D3 --> T1
D3 --> T2
D2 --> T3
D2 --> T4
D4 --> T5
T1 --> T2
D1 --> T3
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classDef theorem fill:#1abc9c,color:#fff,stroke:#16a085
class D1,D2,D3,D4 definition
class T1,T2,T3,T4,T5 theorem
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Definitions (D1–D4)
Definitions (D1–D4)
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Theorems (T1–T5)
Theorems (T1–T5)
Info
- Subcategory: symplectic_geometry
- Keywords: Hamiltonian, Poisson bracket, Liouville, Arnold, action-angle
- Research frontier: arXiv math.SG