We show that there exists an underlying manifold with a conformal metric and compatible connection form, and a metric type Hamiltonian （which we call the geometrical picture）, that can be put into correspondence wit...We show that there exists an underlying manifold with a conformal metric and compatible connection form, and a metric type Hamiltonian （which we call the geometrical picture）, that can be put into correspondence with the usual Hamilton-Lagrange mechanics. The requirement of dynamical equiva- lence of the two types of Hamiltonians, that the momenta generated by the two pictures be equal for all times, is sufficient to determine an expansion of the conformal factor, defined on the geometrical coordinate representation, in its domain of analyticity with coefficients to all orders determined by functions of the potential of the Hamiltonian-Lagrange picture, defined on the Hamilton-Lagrange coordinate representation, and its derivatives. Conversely, if the conformal function is known, the potential of a Hamilton-Lagrange picture can be determined in a similar way. We show that arbi- trary local variations of the orbits in the Hamilton-Lagrange picture can be generated by variations along geodesics in the geometrical picture and establish a correspondence which provides a basis for understanding how the instability in the geometrical picture is manifested in the instability of the the original Hamiltonian motion.展开更多
文摘We show that there exists an underlying manifold with a conformal metric and compatible connection form, and a metric type Hamiltonian （which we call the geometrical picture）, that can be put into correspondence with the usual Hamilton-Lagrange mechanics. The requirement of dynamical equiva- lence of the two types of Hamiltonians, that the momenta generated by the two pictures be equal for all times, is sufficient to determine an expansion of the conformal factor, defined on the geometrical coordinate representation, in its domain of analyticity with coefficients to all orders determined by functions of the potential of the Hamiltonian-Lagrange picture, defined on the Hamilton-Lagrange coordinate representation, and its derivatives. Conversely, if the conformal function is known, the potential of a Hamilton-Lagrange picture can be determined in a similar way. We show that arbi- trary local variations of the orbits in the Hamilton-Lagrange picture can be generated by variations along geodesics in the geometrical picture and establish a correspondence which provides a basis for understanding how the instability in the geometrical picture is manifested in the instability of the the original Hamiltonian motion.
