Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2018 iii Paper 140 4 b Solution Created 2026-10-03 Updated 2026-10-05
The cotangent fiber translation is a diffeomorphism, with inverse . Because , the definition of the canonical one-form on a cotangent bundle givesTaking the exterior derivative yieldsIf is a closed differential form, this is , proving that the cotangent fiber translation is a symplectomorphism.
Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2018 iii Paper 140 4 c Solution Created 2026-10-03 Updated 2026-10-05
Write the exact differential form as and take the cotangent fiber translation family . Its generating vector field is vertical and in local coordinates isWith and the Hamiltonian vector field convention from Question 3,Thus is a Hamiltonian isotopy and is a Hamiltonian diffeomorphism. The local flow is explicitly defined for every real , regardless of compactness. With the alternative convention , the same family is generated by .
The definition in the question does not require compact support for the Hamiltonian function; the displayed Hamiltonian diffeomorphism uses that definition.