Define a Poisson structure on an open set U⊂Rn in terms of an anti-symmetric matrix ωab:U⟶R, where a,b=1,⋯,n. By considering the Poisson brackets of the coordinate functions xa show that
d=1∑n(ωdc∂xd∂ωab+ωdb∂xd∂ωca+ωda∂xd∂ωbc)=0
Now set n=3 and consider ωab=∑c=13εabcxc, where εabc is the totally antisymmetric symbol on R3 with ε123=1. Find a non-constant function f:R3⟶R such that
{f,xa}=0,a=1,2,3
Consider the Hamiltonian
H(x1,x2,x3)=21a,b=1∑3Mabxaxb
where Mab is a constant symmetric matrix and show that the Hamilton equations of motion with ωab=∑c=13εabcxc are of the form
x˙a=b,c=1∑3Qabcxbxc,
where the constants Qabc should be determined in terms of Mab.