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Canonical gauge transformation (δF={F,ϵiφi​})

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A first-class constraint generates an infinitesimal canonical transformation δF={F,ϵiφi​}. For the phase-space action I=∫(pq˙​−λiφi​)dt, the multiplier transformation δλk=ϵ˙k−λiϵjCij​k cancels the bulk variation when {φi​,φj​}=Cij​kφk​. The remaining temporal boundary term vanishes for parameters that vanish at the endpoints.

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