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A phase-space formulation of classical mechanics in which observables evolve under a Hamiltonian through Poisson brackets.
States are points of phase space, commonly a symplectic manifold, and the Hamiltonian generates time evolution.
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Hamiltonian mechanics reformulates classical dynamics on phase space.
A more specific theory, model, entity class, or regime is obtained by restricting or extending the scope of a broader framework.
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Hamiltonian mechanics formulates dynamics using a Hamiltonian on phase space.
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Hamiltonian dynamical systems provide the mathematical phase-flow structure used by Hamiltonian mechanics; the physical interpretation and Hamiltonian are additional physical input.
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Hamiltonian time evolution is generated by the Poisson bracket with the Hamiltonian.
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Poisson manifolds supply the bracket structure generating Hamiltonian evolution and include symplectic phase spaces as the nondegenerate case.
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Hamiltonian mechanics is naturally formulated on symplectic manifolds, whose symplectic form defines Hamiltonian vector fields and Poisson brackets.
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Canonical quantization begins from Hamiltonian phase-space variables and replaces suitable Poisson brackets by operator commutators, subject to ordering, domain, and constraint ambiguities.
A classical system or field theory is used to construct a quantum theory through a stated quantization procedure. Quantization need not be unique and is not guaranteed to preserve every classical structure.
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Hamiltonian mechanics supplies the microscopic equations of motion and invariant phase-space structure used by classical statistical mechanics; probability measures, ensembles, and macroscopic observables are additional statistical ingredients.
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