Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2019 ii Paper 1 32C c Solution Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-29
Let be commuting independent integrals for and let be such integrals for . Regard each as a function on the product phase space. ThenThe commute among themselves, the commute among themselves, and every cross bracket vanishes because the functions depend on disjoint canonical coordinates. Their differentials form two independent coordinate blocks, so all are independent on the product of the two regular sets. Thus the combined system is integrable, an instance of the direct product of integrable Hamiltonian systems.