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Invariance and first integrals of canonical Hamiltonian equations

Mathematical Physics 2009-05-15 v2 Dynamical Systems math.MP

Abstract

In this paper we consider the relation between symmetries and first integrals of canonical Hamiltonian equations. Based on a newly established identity (which is an analog of well known Noether's identity for Lagrangian approach), this approach provides a simple and clear way to construct first integrals with the help of symmetries of a Hamiltonian. The approach is illustrated by a number of examples, including equations of the three-dimensional Kepler motion.

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@article{arxiv.0809.1361,
  title  = {Invariance and first integrals of canonical Hamiltonian equations},
  author = {Vladimir Dorodnitsyn and Roman Kozlov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0809.1361},
  year   = {2009}
}