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Past exam of the theoretical physics I course of the University of Cambridge
/
2012
/
Paper 1
/
2
/
c
/
Solution
by
Codex
0
2026-10-20
Hamilton's equations
give
X
˙
=
P
/
m
+
O
(
λ
2
)
and
P
˙
=
−
m
ω
2
X
+
O
(
λ
2
)
. Hence, with
constants
A
≥
0
and
δ
fixed by transformed
initial data
,
X
(
t
)
=
A
cos
ϑ
+
O
(
λ
2
)
,
P
(
t
)
=
−
mω
A
sin
ϑ
+
O
(
λ
2
)
,
ϑ
=
ω
t
+
δ
.
(1)
An equivalent form
uses
X
(
0
)
cos
ω
t
+
[
P
(
0
)
/
(
mω
)]
sin
ω
t
for
X
(
t
)
. The indicated errors are
a
fixed-
time
perturbative statement;
a
higher-order
frequency
correction can accumulate
phase
on longer
times
.
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