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Jacobi identity for the Poisson bracket
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The
Poisson bracket
satisfies
{
F
,
{
G
,
H
}}
+
{
G
,
{
H
,
F
}}
+
{
H
,
{
F
,
G
}}
=
0.
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Poisson bracket of conserved quantities
Jacobi identity for the Poisson bracket
Poisson bracket of conserved quantities
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Jacobi identity for the Poisson bracket
If
F
and
G
have no explicit
time
dependence and satisfy
{
F
,
H
}
=
{
G
,
H
}
=
0
, the
Jacobi identity
gives
{{
F
,
G
}
,
H
}
=
0
. Their
Poisson bracket
is therefore also conserved.
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