(i) Explain the concept of a canonical transformation from coordinates (qa,pa) to (Qa,Pa). Derive the transformations corresponding to generating functions F1(t,qa,Qa) and F2(t,qa,Pa).
(ii) A particle moving in an electromagnetic field is described by the Lagrangian
L=21mx˙2−e(ϕ−cx˙⋅A)
where c is constant
(a) Derive the equations of motion in terms of the electric and magnetic fields E and B.
(b) Show that E and B are invariant under the gauge transformation
A→A+∇Λ,ϕ→ϕ−c1∂t∂Λ
for arbitraryΛ(t,x).
(c) Construct the Hamiltonian. Find the generating function F2 for the canonical transformation which implements the gauge transformation (1).