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2 Section 1 Hamiltonian Legendre transform A system is described by a function f with x, y as independent variables. f = f (x, y) df = f x d x + f dy = ud x + vdy y Now we want to describe the system in terms of x, v. Since d(vy) = vdy + ydv, d(vy f ) = ud x + ydv The new function is g = g(x, v) = vy f. g x = u; g v = y Hamiltonian Lagrangian L = L(q μ, q μ, t) p μ = q μ Legendre s transform to go from q μ to p μ as a independent variable. The Hamiltonian Hence Hence H = p μ qμ L, dh = (p μ δ q μ + q μ δp μ q μ δqμ q μ δ q μ ) t δt dh = (p μ δ q μ + q μ δp μ p μ δq μ p μ δ q μ ) t δt dh = q μ δp μ p μ δq μ t δt q μ = H ; p p μ = H μ q ; H μ t = t 34

3 Note: dl = qμ + q μ q q μ + μ t δt = p qμ μ + p μ q μ + t dh = t Homogeneity of time implies that for an isolated system, the potential function is not an explicit function of time. For a pair charge particles, U depends only the distance between the charged particles. Hence, for an isolated system, / t = 0. Hence dh = 0, or the total energy of the system is a constant. This is the statement of conservation of energy, which is derived using the homogeneity property of the space. Exercise 1. Argue that the energy is conserved for spring-mass system and planetary system. 2. An oscillator of mass m and spring constant k is forced with F 0 cos(ω f t). Write down the Lagrangian for the same. Is the energy conserved for this system? 35

4 Section 2 More Conservation laws Conservation of Linear Momentum Homogeneity of space: If each particle of an isolated system is shifted by a constant distance ε, then the system s Lagrangian should not change. Again think of a collection of charged particle. Interaction potential is function only of the distances between the particles. Here δl = a Since ε is arbitrary, Since a we obtain r a = 0. r a = d r a ϵ = 0 v a, a r a = a d = d v a a v a = 0. Therefore, the total linear momentum P = a v a of the system is conserved. It is derived from the homogeneity of space. On many occasions, a system may be symmetric about some translations, but not arbitrary translations. For example for a line charge aligned along the z axis, the system is invariant under any translation along z. Therefore only P z = is conserved for a v a,z such system. If the Lagrangian is not an explicit function of q i, then the generalized force F i = / q i = 0, and the generalized momenta p i = q i is conserved. 36

5 Conservation of Angular Momentum Isotropy of space: The system or Lagrangian of an isolated system is invariant under the rotation of the whole system by an arbitrary angle. Let us rotate the system by angle δφ about an axis. The vector δφ is a vector aligned along the axis, and its magnitude is δφ. Under this operation, each particle is shifted by δr a = δϕ r a and δv a = δϕ v a. Therefore, the change in the Lagrangian under the above operation is δl = a Therefore, δr r a + δv a v a = 0 or a δl = a pa δϕ r a + p a δϕ v a = 0 δϕ d a r a p a = 0. is a constant. This is related to the isotropy of space. If the system is invariant under rotation about an axis, the angular momentum about the axis is conserved. The above three symmetries (homogeneity and isotropy of space, and homogeneity in time) have never been broken. So far, we have not observed any violation of conservation laws of energy, linear momentum, and angular momentum. Robust conservation Example: Galilean invariance: V r is the relative velocity between the two inertial frames. For a set of particles, Hence L = a 1 2 m a v2 a and L = a 1 2 m a (v a + V r )2 Since δφ is arbitrary, the total angular momentum of the system about the origin δl = L L = a δ [ 1 2 m a (v a + V r )2 ] = [ a m a v a ] V r = P CM V r L = d a r a p a for small V r. 37

6 We do not set δl zero like in earlier cases because it will lead to P CM = 0, a special case. We set δl = df = d [R CM V r ] Comparing the above we obtain 3. Construct conserved quantities for the system of Exercise 1 of Section 3.2 as well as a system of two masses m1 and m2 coupled by a spring of a spring constant k. 4. What are the conserved quantities for a particle moving on the inner side of the cone? P CM = d R CM, which is an identity. Self similarity Exercise: 1. Construct conserved quantities for two masses coupled by a spring. 2. A particle moves in the field for the following system. Construct the conserved quantities of the charged particle: Infinite charged plate, infinite line charge, two charges of equal magnitude, infinite half-plane charge, charged helix, charged torus. 38

7 Section 3 Discrete Symmetries Nonrelativistic particle dynamics Time Reversal Symmetry: U( t) = U(t), hence the Lagrangian is symmetric under time reversal. We cannot distinguish between the forward and time-reversed dynamics. (b) Can t figure out who is the real gun man! (a) Parity or Mirror Symmetry (b) (a) r r = [(x, y, z) (x, y, z)] + [(x, y, z) ( x, y, z)] Parity = mirror (about xz plane) + rotation about the y axis by π. g g symmetry of mirror reflection. Can t figure out the real projectile motion 39

8 Proper and pseudo vectors When a mirror is placed as an xz plane, the symmetry of mirror reflection is mathematically expressed as z = z, y = y, x = x; t = t Hence, v x = v x, v y = v y, v z = v z a x = a x, a y = a y, a z = a z A vector that transforms as above is called proper vector or real vector. A cross product of two proper vectors transforms very differently under mirror transformation. Let us consider two proper vectors A and B. A cross product of these two vectors is C = A B = (A y B z A z B y ) x + (A z B x A x B z ) ŷ + (A x B y A y B x ) ẑ (8.8.4) Since A and B are proper vectors, the rules of mirror reflections of Eq. (8.8.1) yield C x = C x, C y = C y, C z = C z (8.8.5) A vector that transforms like C is called pseudo vector or axial vector. Thus, Cross product of two proper vectors is a pseudo vector. Two corollaries of the above statements are A cross product of a proper vector and a pseudo vector is a proper vector. A cross product of two pseudo vectors is a proper vectors. Examples of pseudo vectors (1) Angular momentum L = r p since the linear momentum p = mv is a proper vector. Also, spin angular momentum of a body. (2) Angular velocity Ω, which is defined using v = Ω r. (3) Magnetic field B since B = μ 0 4π Idl r r 3 40

9 B F V (b) Can t figure out real experiment! B (a) F V Wu and coworkers discovered that that the electrons (beta) are emitted preferentially opposite to the direction of the spin of the Cobalt-60 nucleus (see Fig. (a)). Note that the spin vector perpendicular to the mirror does not change sign under mirror reflection, but the velocity vector does. Hence in the mirror image, the electrons would move preferentially in the direction of the spin, as shown in Fig. (b). Thus the law that the beta particles have a preferential velocity opposite to their spin is violated in the mirror reflection. This is how mirror symmetry is violated in a beta decay experiment. Does the mirror symmetry hold for all experiment? Ans: No! In Beta decay (b) (a) e e v v S S Mathematically, the violation of the mirror symmetry is due to the appearance of nonzero value of the pseudo scalar Q = S v in the Lagrangian. Here S is the spin of the Cobalt-60 nucleus, and v is the velocity of the electron. Such quantities vanish in experiments respecting mirror symmetry (e.g., gravitational and electromagnetic interactions). The potential of weak nuclear force however is a combination of a proper scalar and a pseudo scalar. This kind of potential was first proposed by Marshak and Sudarshan, and Feynman and Gell-mann in

10 Charge Conjugation q q In nuclear physics, C, P, T all are violated, but CPT together is not violated. Exercises 1. Which of the following forces would violate mirror symmetry? (a) F=q v B (b) F=q v E (c) F=q v B+mg (d) F=E+B (e) F=E B In the above, E is the electric field, B is the magnetic fields, and g is the acceleration due to gravity. 42

11 Section 4 Noether s theorem We can derive conservation laws for continuous transformation. A general transformation is t = t + ϵτ q μ = q μ + ϵζ μ The new action is L L = L [ L ] For minimum, or Note: d L dϵ [ L = 0 ] ϵ=0 L d dl + = 0 dϵ [ ] [ ϵ=0 dϵ ] ϵ=0 Using dq μ ϵ = t dϵ + dq μ q μ dϵ + d q μ dϵ we obtain d dq μ dϵ q μ = t τ + q μ ζμ + d q μ dϵ = dqμ + ϵdζ μ + ϵdτ, = ζ μ q μ τ. Also, d dϵ ( ) = d dϵ (1 + ϵ τ) = τ Therefore q μ L τ + t τ + p μ ζ μ + p μ ( ζ μ q μ τ) = df H τ H t τ + p μ ζ μ + p ζμ μ = df p μ ζ μ Hτ F = const. or or 43

12 This is the Noether s theorem. Examples: (1): By choosing τ = 1,ζ μ = 0,F = 0, we obtain H = constant. (2): By choosing τ = 0,ζ μ = 1,F = 0, we obtain p μ = constant. (3) Choose τ = 0,F = 0, x = x ϵy, y = ϵx + y that yields M z = constant. (4) Galilean invariance: τ = 0,F = R CM V r, ζ μ = Vr μ t. It yields a conserved quantity as P CM V r t R CM V r = const which is identically zero since R CM = P CM t. Therefore, the conserved quantity with F = 0 is pζ H = constant where p = x = m x exp(bt/m). Hence pζ = m x ( bx 2m ) exp(bt/m) = bx x exp(bt/m). Also H = p x L = ( 1 2 m x k x2 ) exp(bt/m) Therefore the conserved quantity is 1 ( 2 m x k x bx x exp(bt/m) ) (5) Damped linear oscillator: L = ( 1 2 m x k x2 ) exp(bt/m) The above Lagrangian is invariant under the transform t = t + ϵτ and x = x + ϵζ with τ = 1 and ζ = bx /2m. Note that x = x + ϵ ζ 1 + ϵ τ = x ( 1 ϵ b 2m ) Substitution of the above implies the invariance of L under the above transformation. 44

13 Section 5 Relativistic Lagrangian Relativistic Dynamics A particle follows a trajectory for which the elapsed time is minimum. This action is Lorentz invariant. p 0 = v = mv 1 v 2 /c 2 Therefore the energy or the Hamiltonian of the free particle is S = α dτ H 0 = p v L = mc 2 1 v 2 /c 2 = α 1 v 2 /c 2 For a charged particle in an electromagnetic field In the nonrelativistic limit, S = α [ v 2 c 2 ]. Hence, when we choose α = mc 2, we obtain the usual Lagrangian as L = mv 2 /2. Hence, the relativistic Lagrangian is L 0 = mc 2 1 v 2 /c 2 The linear momentum is L = L 0 qa μ v μ = L 0 q(ϕ A v/c) The generalized momentum is p = v = p 0 + qa/c = γmv + qa/c Hence γ 2 = 1 + (p qa/c) 2 /m 2 c 2. Hence the energy of the system is H = p v L = γmc 2 + qϕ = m 2 c 4 + (pc qa) 2 + qϕ 45

14 In the nonrelativistic limit, H = (p qa/c)2 2m + qϕ Similarly the Lagrangian is L = 1 2 mv2 q(ϕ A v/c) The equation of motion is d (mv i + qa i /c) = i ϕ + ( i A j )v j Using d A i = A i t + A i x j v j, we obtain d (mv i ) = q [ i ϕ + A j t ] + (v B) i = q(e + v B) i which is the Lorentz equation. 46

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