3.1. Classical Mechanics and Quantum Mechanics¶
Throughout this section, we use Einsten’s summation rule.
3.1.1. Poisson Brackets in Classical Mechanics¶
Definition of Poisson Bracket
Poisson bracket is defined as
In classical mechanics, we can find conserved quantities without the help of symmetries, by using Hamilton’s form.
For an conserved quantity \(A(q_i,p_i)\), we have
By using Hamilton’s equations, we can find that
Thus the conservation condition is
Derivation of the Relation between Conserved Quantities and Poisson Bracket
On the other hand,
Recall that the Hamilton’s equations are
Plug them back into Eq. (1), we have
Self-consistancy Check of Poisson Bracket and Conserved Quantities
We can easily find the Poisson brackets \(\{q_i,H\}\) and \(\{p_i,H\}\), which are in fact \(\partial q_i\) and \(\partial_t p_i\).
We would actually get the Hamilton’s equations.