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Past exam of the classical mechanics course of the University of Oxford 2023 3 c iii Solution by
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For a time-dependent type-two generating function for a canonical transformation, the differential identitygives , with the partial derivative taken at fixed . Here has no explicit time dependence, so the Hamiltonian correction isAs always, adding a function of time alone to the new Hamiltonian leaves Hamilton's equations unchanged. Choosing a time-independent type-two generating function for a canonical transformation fixes that irrelevant freedom and gives the displayed .
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