A constant of motion has zero total derivative on every solution, and may explicitly depend on time. For an infinitesimal transformation δqi=ϵξi with δL=ϵdF/dt, the on-shell first variation is δL=ϵd(∑ipiξi)/dt. Therefore I=i∑piξi−F is conserved. Including a time shift δt=ϵτ gives the corresponding I=∑ipiξi−Hτ−F. This proves Noether's theorem in its usual point-transformation form. A symmetry of the action up to a boundary term is sufficient; exact invariance of the displayed Lagrangian is stronger than necessary. Discrete transformations by themselves do not give this continuous-charge construction.
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