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Q72Section II (Mathematics)72 of 190

Canonical momenta from a Lagrangian with a velocity-coupling term

The Lagrangian of a dynamical system is given by L(q1,q2,q˙1,q˙2)=m2(q˙12+q˙22)+a(q1q˙2−q2q˙1)L(q_1,q_2,\dot q_1,\dot q_2)=\dfrac m2(\dot q_1^2+\dot q_2^2) +a(q_1\dot q_2-q_2\dot q_1) where mm and aa are constants. Then canonical momenta of the system are given by:

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