Carathéodory–Jacobi–Lie theorem

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The Carathéodory–Jacobi–Lie theorem is a fundamental result in symplectic geometry and Hamiltonian mechanics that provides canonical local coordinates adapted to a given set of commuting functions.

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instanceOf mathematical theorem
theorem in Hamiltonian mechanics
theorem in symplectic geometry
appliesTo Poisson manifolds
symplectic manifolds
assumes a set of pairwise Poisson-commuting functions
functional independence of the given functions on an open set
category theorem in geometry
theorem in mathematical analysis
concerns Poisson-commuting integrals of motion
normal forms of Hamiltonian systems near regular points
concludes existence of local canonical coordinates
the given commuting functions depend only on a subset of the canonical coordinates
context canonical coordinate systems in mechanics
local structure of symplectic manifolds
field Hamiltonian mechanics
differential geometry
mathematical physics
symplectic geometry
generalizes Darboux theorem
guarantees adaptation of canonical coordinates to a given integrable family of functions
existence of coordinates in which the symplectic form has standard canonical form
namedAfter Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi
Constantin Carathéodory
Sophus Lie
provides canonical local coordinates adapted to a given set of commuting functions
relatedTo Darboux theorem
Liouville–Arnold theorem
Poisson brackets
symplectic form
subjectOf Darboux-type coordinate systems
action–angle variables
canonical local coordinates
commuting functions
integrable Hamiltonian systems
usedIn Hamiltonian mechanics
canonical transformations
classical mechanics
theory of integrable systems

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Constantin Carathéodory notableWork Carathéodory–Jacobi–Lie theorem