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Barcelos-Wotzasek symplectic algorithm for constrained systems revisited

Mathematical Physics 2024-10-15 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory math.MP Classical Physics

Abstract

A minor change in the Barcelos-Wotzasek (BW) symplectic algorithm for constrained systems is proposed. The change addresses some criticism that formalism has received, placing it on the same footing as Dirac's algorithm.

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@article{arxiv.2410.10466,
  title  = {Barcelos-Wotzasek symplectic algorithm for constrained systems revisited},
  author = {M. A. de Andrade and C. Neves and E. V. Corrêa Silva},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2410.10466},
  year   = {2024}
}

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A final version article is available at Brazilian Journal of Physics

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