Hamilton's Equations

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Hamilton's Equations provide are a method of determining the equations of motion from the total energy (Hamiltonian Function) and the kinetics of phase space (W)

dr/dt=dH/dp dp/dt=-dH/dr

Exercise 64: derive above from 4.4

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