The Legendre transform cancels the term linear in velocity and givesIt equals the mechanical kinetic energy. The Hamiltonian has no explicit time dependence, so H is conserved. This is also a direct consequence of the magnetic force doing no work: qv⋅(v×B)=0.
H=2mpx2+py2+(pz+ax2)2.
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