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Dirac bracket and time dependent constraints

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2025-08-20 v2 Mathematical Physics math.MP Quantum Physics

Abstract

We provide a simultaneous derivation of the Dirac bracket and of the equations of motion for second-class constrained systems when the constraints are time-dependent. The necessity of time-dependent gauge-fixing conditions is shown in the example of parameterized mechanics and is illustrated geometrically.

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@article{arxiv.2302.10966,
  title  = {Dirac bracket and time dependent constraints},
  author = {Nuno Barros e Sá},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2302.10966},
  year   = {2025}
}

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12 pages, 1 figure

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