Simple conditions for the transformation of dynamical coordinates into canonical ones in Hamiltonian dynamics

Abstract

We obtain conditions, which when fulfilled, permit to transform the coordinates of a dynamical system into pairs of canonical ones for some Hamiltonian system. These conditions, restricted to the class of coordinate transformations which act on each coordinate independently, are greatly simplified. However, they are surprisingly successful in defining canonical coordinates and an associated Hamiltonian for several test examples. So, a method is proposed to exploit these simple transformations in a systematic manner.

Keywords

• hamiltonian dynamical system
• kermack-mckendrick model
• lotka-volterra model
• forced two-level quantum system
• [math.math-ds]mathematics [math]/dynamical systems [math.ds]
• [phys.mphy]physics [physics]/mathematical physics [math-ph]