(a) State Hamilton's equations for a system with n degrees of freedom and HamiltonianH(q,p,t), where (q,p)=(q1,…,qn,p1,…,pn) are canonical phase-space variables.
(b) Define the Poisson bracket {f,g} of two functions f(q,p,t) and g(q,p,t).
(c) State the canonical commutation relations of the variables q and p.
(d) Show that the time-evolution of any function f(q,p,t) is given by
dtdf={f,H}+∂t∂f
(e) Show further that the Poisson bracket of any two conserved quantities is also a conserved quantity.
[You may assume the Jacobi identity,
{f,{g,h}}+{g,{h,f}}+{h,{f,g}}=0.]