Paper 3, Section I, E

Classical Dynamics
Part II, 2017

Define an integrable system with 2n2 n-dimensional phase space. Define angle-action variables.

Consider a two-dimensional phase space with the Hamiltonian

H=p22m+12q2kH=\frac{p^{2}}{2 m}+\frac{1}{2} q^{2 k}

where kk is a positive integer and the mass m=m(t)m=m(t) changes slowly in time. Use the fact that the action is an adiabatic invariant to show that the energy varies in time as mcm^{c}, where cc is a constant which should be found.