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Using the framework of Nambu's generalised mechanics, we obtain a new description of constrained Hamiltonian dynamics, involving the introduction of another degree of freedom in phase space, and the necessity of defining the action integral on a world sheet. We also discuss the problem of quantising Nambu mechanics.
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LASSIG, C.C., JOSHI, G.C. Constrained Systems Described by Nambu Mechanics. Letters in Mathematical Physics 41, 59–63 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1007371029677
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