Suppose that for some situations the coordinates (p, q) are canonical. Show that the transformed coordinates (P=frac{1}{2}left(p^{2}+q^{2}

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Suppose that for some situations the coordinates \(p, q\) are canonical. Show that the transformed coordinates \(P=\frac{1}{2}\left(p^{2}+q^{2}\right), Q=\tan ^{-1}(q / p)\) are also canonical.

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Modern Classical Mechanics

ISBN: 9781108834971

1st Edition

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

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