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In Chapter 2, we introduced the Lagrange function (or Lagrangian) L(q, q, t), which depends on generalized coordinates q and generalized velocities q, considered as independent variables, and, possibly, on time. The Hamiltonian formalism is an alternative to the Lagrangian formalism for the description of a mechanical system. Instead of generalized velocities employed in Lagrangian formalism, it relies on generalized momenta1 defined as:
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Gignoux, C., Silvestre-Brac, B. (2009). Hamiltonian Formalism. In: Solved Problems in Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Mechanics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2393-3_4
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